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.
Origin of agammaglobulinemia
OTHER WORDS FROM agammaglobulinemia
a·gam·ma·glob·u·li·ne·mic, adjectiveWords nearby agammaglobulinemia
agamede,
agamemnon,
agamete,
agamic,
agamid,
agammaglobulinemia,
agamogenesis,
agamogony,
agamont,
agamospermy,
agamy
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.