self-rec·og·ni·tion | \ ˌself-ˌre-kig-ˈni-shən 
, -kəg- \
, -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
nounself-rec·og·ni·tion | \ -ˌrek-əg-ˈnish-ən \
\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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The first known use of self-recognition was in 1777
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