hyperglobulinemia

hyperglobulinemia

 [hi″per-glob″u-line´me-ah]

excess of globulin in the blood.

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hy·per·glob·u·lin·e·mi·a

(hī'pĕr-glob'yū-lin-ē'mē-ă),

An abnormally high concentration of globulins in the circulating blood plasma.

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hyperglobulinemia

(hī′pər-glŏb′yə-lə-nē′mē-ə)

n.

A condition characterized by abnormally large amounts of globulins in the blood.

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hyperglobulinemia

Immunology An ↑ in serum Ig for any reason, often neoplastic, as seen in clonal expansions of B-plasma cells, as in.
myeloma, Waldenström's macroglobulinemia, and other lymphoproliferations–eg, leukemia, lymphoma; it may also occur in immune dysfunctions–eg, hyper-IgD, hyper-IgE, hyper-IgM syndromes. See Benign monoclonal gammopathy of undetermined significance, Myeloma, Waldenström's macroglobulinemia.

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hy·per·glob·u·lin·e·mi·a

(hī'pĕr-glob'yū-lin-ē'mē-ă)

An abnormally high concentration of globulins in the circulating blood plasma.
Synonym(s): hyperglobulinaemia.

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hy·per·glob·u·lin·e·mi·a

(hī'pĕr-glob'yū-lin-ē'mē-ă)

An abnormally high concentration of globulins in the circulating blood plasma.
Synonym(s): hyperglobulinaemia.

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