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Meaning of horror autotoxicus | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

The now-discredited principle that the body will not harm itself by its own immune reactions.

historical, uncountable

Examples

“Ehrlich's dictum of horror autotoxicus makes no claim that autoantibodies may not be formed; it only suggests that they are somehow prevented from acting.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

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