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au·to·ag·gres·sive | \ ˌȯ-tō-ə-ˈgre-siv 
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\Medical Definition of autoaggressive
: relating to or being antibodies or T cells that attack the molecules, cells, or tissues of the organism producing them : autoimmune Ideally, one would like to modulate or eliminate the autoaggressive T cells but leave the remaining immune system intact.— Hartmut Wekerle and Reinhard Hohlfeld, The New England Journal of Medicine, 10 July 2003
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