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autoinduce

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Etymology

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From auto- +‎ induce.

Verb

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autoinduce (third-person singular simple present autoinduces, present participle autoinducing, simple past and past participle autoinduced)

  1. To induce its own production
    • 2015 July 14, Kevin Noel Keane et al., “Molecular Events Linking Oxidative Stress and Inflammation to Insulin Resistance and β-Cell Dysfunction”, in Oxidative Medicine and Cellular Longevity[1], volume 2015, →DOI:
      In this scenario, local release of IL-1 β could autoinduce its own production through autocrine stimulation and further attract additional immune cells into the islet microenvironment.