Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A self-sustaining organism, as contrasted with one that is dependent upon others.
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Examples
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Ms. Nakazawa introduces a term, “autogen,” used to describe chemical triggers of autoimmune disease, drawing upon the term “carcinogen,” which denotes chemical triggers of cancer.
The Autoimmune Epidemic Donna Jackson Nakazawa 2008
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Recent studies into how differently individuals process one particular autogen, the heavy metal mercury, bear this out all too perfectly.
The Autoimmune Epidemic Donna Jackson Nakazawa 2008
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Specifically, the flow cytometer told Gilbert that in the mice exposed to TCE, a T-cell activation molecule, CD44, was acting differently than it would have if there had been no autogen.
The Autoimmune Epidemic Donna Jackson Nakazawa 2008
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The term “autogen,” I believe, might prove useful for this purpose, and I will use that term to describe chemical triggers to autoimmune disease throughout the remainder of this book.
The Autoimmune Epidemic Donna Jackson Nakazawa 2008
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Lead, a well-documented neurotoxin, is not a substance that scientists have studied a great deal as a trigger of autoimmune disease, or autogen.
The Autoimmune Epidemic Donna Jackson Nakazawa 2008
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Ms. Nakazawa introduces a term, “autogen,” used to describe chemical triggers of autoimmune disease, drawing upon the term “carcinogen,” which denotes chemical triggers of cancer.
The Autoimmune Epidemic Donna Jackson Nakazawa 2008
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Recent studies into how differently individuals process one particular autogen, the heavy metal mercury, bear this out all too perfectly.
The Autoimmune Epidemic Donna Jackson Nakazawa 2008
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The term “autogen,” I believe, might prove useful for this purpose, and I will use that term to describe chemical triggers to autoimmune disease throughout the remainder of this book.
The Autoimmune Epidemic Donna Jackson Nakazawa 2008
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Lead, a well-documented neurotoxin, is not a substance that scientists have studied a great deal as a trigger of autoimmune disease, or autogen.
The Autoimmune Epidemic Donna Jackson Nakazawa 2008
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Specifically, the flow cytometer told Gilbert that in the mice exposed to TCE, a T-cell activation molecule, CD44, was acting differently than it would have if there had been no autogen.
The Autoimmune Epidemic Donna Jackson Nakazawa 2008
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