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dysgammaglobulinemia

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dysgammaglobulinemia /dys·gam·ma·glob·u·lin·emia/ (-gam″ah-glob″u-lin-e´me-ah) an immunological deficiency state marked by selective deficiencies of one or more, but not all, classes of immunoglobulins.dysgammaglobuline´mic
dys·gam·ma·glob·u·li·ne·mi·a (ds-gm-glby-l-nm-)
n.
A disorder involving an abnormality in the structure, distribution, or frequency of serum gamma-globulins.

dysgammaglobulinemia
[disgam′əglob′yəlinē′mē·ə]
an inherited immunodeficiency disease. Affected individuals do not produce adequate numbers of immunoglobulins, including antibodies, and therefore are susceptible to infection, cancer, and other diseases. Also spelled dysgammaglobulinaemia.

dysgammaglobulinemia [dis-gam″mah-glob″u-lin-e´me-ah]
an immunological deficiency state marked by selective deficiencies of one or more, but not all, classes of immunoglobulins, resulting in heightened susceptibility to those infectious diseases vulnerable to immunoglobulin-associated defense mechanisms. adj., adj dysgammaglobuline´mic.

dysgammaglobulinemia
a selective deficiency of one or more, but not all, class of immunoglobulin. A hereditary dysgammaglobulinemia has been recorded in chickens.


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