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Definition of Agammaglobulinemia

1. Noun. A rare immunological disorder characterized by the virtual absence of gamma globulin in the blood and consequent susceptibility to infection.

Definition of Agammaglobulinemia

1. Noun. (medicine) A condition in which gammaglobulins such as immunoglobulins are absent from the blood, or present only in low concentrations ¹

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Medical Definition of Agammaglobulinemia

1. A rare disease where the body is unable to produce immune antibodies due to the complete abscence of immunoglobulins IgG, IgM and IgA. The disease can be acquired or inherited as an X-linked recessive genetic disease. It produces a susceptibility to opportunistic infection due to the failure of humoral antibodies. Cell-mediated immunity is unaffected. Origin: Gr. Haima = blood (18 Jan 2008)

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