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Answer for the clue "Production of antibodies against the tissues of your own body ", 12 letters:
autoimmunity

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Wikipedia Word definitions in Wikipedia
Autoimmunity is the system of immune responses of an organism against its own healthy cells and tissues. Any disease that results from such an aberrant immune response is termed an autoimmune disease . Prominent examples include celiac disease , diabetes ...

Wiktionary Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. (context pathology immunology English) The condition where one's immune system attacks one's own tissues, i.e., an autoimmune disorder.

WordNet Word definitions in WordNet
n. production of antibodies against the tissues of your own body; produces autoimmune disease or hypersensitivity reactions

Usage examples of autoimmunity.

It has more the look of autoimmunity, as if their immune system had started attacking their own organs.