agammaglobulinemia

noun

A condition in which gammaglobulins such as immunoglobulins are absent from the blood, or present only in low concentrations

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Meanings

nounagammaglobulinemia (plural agammaglobulinemias)

plural agammaglobulinemias

  1. medicineA condition in which gammaglobulins such as immunoglobulins are absent from the blood, or present only in low concentrations

    Agammaglobulinemia occurs in approximately 1 in 50 000 live births.

    2008, Baert, Knauth, Sartor (editors), Pediatric Chest Imaging: Chest Imaging in Infants and Children

Origin

From a- + gammaglobulin + -emia.

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Translations

Chinese Mandarin 無丙種球蛋白血症 /无丙种球蛋白血症
  • 無丙種球蛋白血症 /无丙种球蛋白血症 (wú bǐngzhǒng qiúdànbái xuèzhèng)condition in which gammaglobulins are absent from the blood
Finnish agammaglobulinemia
  • agammaglobulinemiacondition in which gammaglobulins are absent from the blood
Portuguese agamaglobulinemia
  • agamaglobulinemiacondition in which gammaglobulins are absent from the blood
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