agammaglobulinemia

[ ey-gam-uh-glob-yuh-luh-nee-mee-uh ]

nounPathology.
  1. 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.

Origin of agammaglobulinemia

1
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

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