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autoimmune enteropathy (AW-toh-ih-MYOON en-teh-RAH-puh-thee)

 A rare disease in which certain cells in the intestine are destroyed by a patient’s immune system. It causes severe, chronic, diarrhea and usually occurs in children.



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