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self-recognition — ¦ ̷ ̷ ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ noun 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 compare… … Useful english dictionary
self-recognition — noun Date: 1946 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 … New Collegiate Dictionary
self — 1. A sum of the attitudes, feelings, memories, traits, and behavioral predispositions that make up the personality. 2. The individual as represented in his or her own awareness and in his or her environment. 3. In immunology, an individual s… … Medical dictionary
self-tolerance — SYN: horror autotoxicus. * * * self tol·er·ance self täl( ə) rən(t)s n the physiological state that exists in a developing organism when its immune system has proceeded far enough in the process of self recognition to lose the capacity to attack… … Medical dictionary
self tolerance — immunologic unresponsiveness to autoantigens (self antigens), acquired during fetal life by a process of “self recognition.†Theories of tolerance induction include deletion of antigen responsive clones of B cells, antigen induced… … Medical dictionary
self-tolerance — noun Date: 1964 the physiological state that exists in an organism when its immune system has proceeded far enough in the process of self recognition to lose the capacity to attack and destroy its own bodily constituents … New Collegiate Dictionary
self-tolerance — ¦ ̷ ̷ ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ noun : the physiological state that exists in a developing organism when its immune system has proceeded far enough in the process of self recognition to lose the capacity to attack and destroy its own bodily constituents … Useful english dictionary
Recognition — (re+cognition) is a process that occurs in thinking when some event, process, pattern, or object recurrs . Thus in order for something to be recognized, it must be familiar. This recurrence allows the recognizer to more properly react, survival… … Wikipedia
Self-efficacy — is the belief that one is capable of performing in a certain manner to attain certain goals. [Ormrod, J. E. (2006). Educational Psychology: Developing Learners (5th ed.), [http://wps.prenhall.com/chet ormrod edpsych 5/0,5159,1775072… … Wikipedia
Self-experimentation — refers to the very special case of single subject scientific experimentation in which the experimenter conducts the experiment on her or himself. Usually this means that the designer, operator, subject, analyst, and user or reporter of the… … Wikipedia
