cryoglobulin /cryo·glob·u·lin/ (-glob´u-lin) an abnormal globulin that precipitates at low temperatures and redissolves at 37° C.
Cryoglobulin
cryoglobulin
cryoglobulin
cry·o·glob·u·lin (kr   -gl b y -l n)n. Any of various abnormal globulins that precipitate from plasma when cooled. |
Cryoglobulin
An abnormal blood protein associated with several diseases. It is characterized by its tendency to clump in cold temperatures.
Mentioned in: Cryoglobulin Test
cryoglobulin
[krī′ōglob′yoo͡lin]
Etymology: Gk, kryos + L, globulus, small sphere
an abnormal plasma protein that precipitates and coalesces at low temperatures and dissolves and disperses at body temperature.
cryoglobulin
an abnormal globulin that precipitates at low temperatures and redissolves at 98.6°F (37°C).
cryoglobulin
Hematology An abnormal protein–eg, polymeric IgG3, detected by cooling serum to 32ºC Found in Myeloma, Waldenström's macroglobulinemia, rheumatoid arthritis, Sjögren syndrome, CLL, SLE. Cf
Cryoglobulinemia.
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