Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Self-induction \Self`-in*duc"tion\, n. (Elec.)
   Induction in a circuit due to the action of one portion of a
   current upon an adjacent portion during periods of varying
   current strength. The nature of the induction is such as to
   oppose the action which produces it.

Source : WordNet®

self-induction
     n 1: induction in a circuit caused by changes in the circuit
          itself
     2: generation of an electromotive force (EMF) in a circuit by
        changing the current in that circuit; usually measured in
        henries