mac·ro·am·y·la·se·mi·a (m k r -m -l -s  m-)n. Hyperamylasemia in which a portion of serum amylase exists as macroamylase. |
macroamylasemia
[mak′rō·am′ilāsē′mē·ə]
the presence of macroamylase in the blood.
macroamylasemia
the presence of macroamylase in the blood.
macroamylasemia
A condition characterized by persistent 6-to-8–fold ↑ of macroamylase that occurs in 1% of older subjects, which is linked to a false ↑ in amylase levels, often accompanied by abdominal pain, associated with
alcoholism, pancreatitis, malignancy, DM, cholelithiasis, autoimmune disease.
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