self-immunity
[/ˌsɛlf ɪˈmjuːnɪti/]
nounpl: self-immunities
autoimunidade
1. The condition in which an organism's immune system fails to recognize its own cells and tissues as self, leading to autoimmune disease; alternatively, the state of being protected or exempt from something due to one's own inherent properties or position
The patient's self-immunity caused her immune system to attack healthy tissue.
A autoimunidade do paciente fez com que seu sistema imunológico atacasse os tecidos saudáveis.
2. In legal or political contexts, immunity or protection that one grants to oneself or that is inherent to one's own nature or position
The president claimed self-immunity from prosecution due to his official position.
O presidente reivindicou autoimunidade contra processos judiciais devido à sua posição oficial.
In medical contexts, 'self-immunity' or 'autoimmunity' is a critical concept in immunology and is used similarly in both English-speaking and Portuguese-speaking countries. In legal or political discourse, particularly in the USA, the term gained prominence during discussions of presidential immunity and legal privileges. The Portuguese translation 'autoimunidade' is primarily used in medical and scientific contexts and is universally understood across all Portuguese-speaking regions.
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