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agammaglobulinemia

[ ey-gam-uh-glob-yuh-luh-nee-mee-uh ]
/ ˌeɪ gæm əˌglɒb yə ləˈni mi ə /

noun Pathology.

a condition of the blood, either congenital or acquired, in which there is near or complete absence of gamma globulin and a failure of the body to form antibodies, resulting in a frequent occurrence of infectious disease.

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Origin of agammaglobulinemia

First recorded in 1950–55; a-6 + gamma globulin + -emia

OTHER WORDS FROM agammaglobulinemia

a·gam·ma·glob·u·li·ne·mic, adjective

Words nearby agammaglobulinemia

Agamede, Agamemnon, agamete, agamic, agamid, agammaglobulinemia, agamogenesis, agamogony, agamont, agamospermy, agamy
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Medical definitions for agammaglobulinemia

agammaglobulinemia
[ ā-găm′ə-glŏb′yə-lə-nē′mē-ə ]

n.

Congenital or acquired absence of, or extremely low levels of, gamma globulins in the blood.
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