self-recognition
noun
-kəg-\
Definition of self-recognition
1 : recognition of one's own self
2 : the process by which the immune system of an organism distinguishes between the body's own chemicals, cells, and tissues and those of foreign organisms and agents
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self-recognition
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Medical Definition of self-recognition
: the process by which the immune system of an organism distinguishes between the body's own chemicals, cells, and tissues and those of foreign organisms or agents — compare self-tolerance
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