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Macroglobulinemia

Macroglobulinemia logo #21000 Macroglobulinemia is the presence of increased levels of macroglobulins in the circulating blood. It is a Plasma cell dyscrasia, resembling leukemia, with cells of lymphocytic, plasmacytic, or intermediate morphology, which secrete a monoclonal immunoglobulin M component. There is diffuse infiltration by the malignant cells of the bone marrow and ...
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macroglobulinemia

macroglobulinemia logo #21579A condition in which the blood contains high levels of large proteins and is too thick to flow through small blood vessels. One type is Waldenstr
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macroglobulinemia

macroglobulinemia logo #21001(mak″ro-glob″u-lĭ-ne´me-ә) increased levels of macroglobulins in the blood. Waldenström macroglobulinemia a type of plasma cell dyscrasia with cells having lymphocytic, plasmacytic, or intermediate morphology and secreting immunoglobulin M (IgM) M-component. There i...
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macroglobulinemia

macroglobulinemia logo #21219Type: Term Pronunciation: mak′rō-glob′yū-li-nē′mē-ă Definitions: 1. The presence of increased levels of macroglobulins in the circulating blood.
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Macroglobulinemia

Macroglobulinemia logo #20909Macroglobulinemia: A condition in which the blood contains high levels of large proteins and is too thick to flow through small blood vessels. The large protein is an antibody called macroglobulin or IgM. One type of macroglobulinemia is Waldenstrom macroglobulinemia, a type of cancer.
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macroglobulinemia

macroglobulinemia logo #21009macroglobulinemia A rare, indolent (slow-growing) non-Hodgkin's lymphoma (cancer that begins in the cells of the immune system). It starts in plasma cells, which develop from white blood cells called B lymphocytes or 'B cells'.
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