autoimmune disease
die Autoimmunerkrankung, die Autoimmunerkrankungen
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autoimmune disease
A disease in which the immune system attacks the body's own tissue or organs because it mistakenly recognizes them as foreign.
Bei ihr wurde eine Autoimmunerkrankung festgestellt, die regelmäßig behandelt werden muss.
She was diagnosed with an autoimmune disease that requires regular treatment.
| gender | feminine die |
|---|---|
| plural | die Autoimmunerkrankungen |
| genitive | der Autoimmunerkrankung |
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | die Autoimmunerkrankung | die Autoimmunerkrankungen |
| accusative | die Autoimmunerkrankung | die Autoimmunerkrankungen |
| dative | der Autoimmunerkrankung | den Autoimmunerkrankungen |
| genitive | der Autoimmunerkrankung | der Autoimmunerkrankungen |
The article changes with the case; it is shown in colour.
'Autoimmunerkrankung' is made up of 'auto-' in the sense of 'self', 'immun' (immune), and 'Erkrankung' (illness). Here, the element 'auto-' refers to one's own body and not to a vehicle.
Die Ärztin stellte bei ihm eine Autoimmunerkrankung fest.
The doctor diagnosed him with an autoimmune disease.
After 'leiden' (to suffer) with this word, the preposition 'an' is used with the dative: 'Man leidet an einer Autoimmunerkrankung' (You suffer from an autoimmune disease).
Er leidet seit vielen Jahren an einer Autoimmunerkrankung.
He has been suffering from an autoimmune disease for many years.
Common collocations include 'eine Autoimmunerkrankung diagnostizieren' (to diagnose an autoimmune disease), 'eine Autoimmunerkrankung behandeln' (to treat an autoimmune disease), and 'mit einer Autoimmunerkrankung leben' (to live with an autoimmune disease).
Viele Menschen können mit einer Autoimmunerkrankung ein weitgehend normales Leben führen.
Many people with an autoimmune disease can lead a largely normal life.
