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Definition of Gammopathy
1. Noun. A disturbance in the synthesis of immunoglobulins; proteins having antibody activity increase greatly in the blood.
Definition of Gammopathy
1. Noun. (pathology) Any disease or malfunction that affects the production of gamma globulin and related immunoglobulins ¹
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Medical Definition of Gammopathy
1. A primary disturbance in immunoglobulin synthesis. Biclonal gammopathy, a gammopathy in which the serum contains two distinct monoclonal immunoglobulins. Monoclonal gammopathy, any one of a group of disorders due to proliferation of a single clone of lymphoid or plasma cells (visible on electrophoresis as a single peak) and characterised by the presence of monoclonal immunoglobulin in serum or urine. Polyclonal gammopathy, a gammopathy in which there is a heterogeneous increase in immunoglobulins involving more than one cell line; may be caused by any of a variety of inflammatory, infectious, or neoplastic disorders. (05 Mar 2000)
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