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Autoimmune - Main Entry: au·to·im·mune: Pronunciation: -im-yün; Function: adjective : of, relating to, or caused by antibodies or T cells that attack molecules, cells, or tissues of the organism producing them "autoimmune diseases"

Biomechanics - Main Entry: bio·me·chan·ics - Function: noun plural but singular or plural in construction : the mechanical bases of biological, especially muscular, activity; also : the study of the principles and relations involved- bio·me·chan·i·cal /-i-kschwal/ adjective

Etiological - Main Entry: eti·o·log·ic - Variant(s): or eti·o·log·i·cal /-i-kschwal /; or chiefly British ae·ti·o·log·ic or ae·ti·o·log·i·ca - Function: adjective - 1 : of, relating to, or based on etiology "etiologic treatment of a disease seeks to remove or correct its cause" - 2 : causing or contributing to the cause of a disease or condition "smoking is an etiologic factor in the production of arteriosclerosis -- F. A. Faught"- eti·o·log·i·cal·ly or chiefly British ae·ti·o·log·i·cal·ly /-i-k/ adverb

Medicine - Main Entry: med·i·cine - Function: noun - 1 : a substance or preparation used in treating disease - 2 a : the science and art dealing with the maintenance of health and the prevention, alleviation, or cure of disease b : the branch of medicine concerned with the nonsurgical treatment of disease