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macroglobulinemia

noun

  1. medical condition with too many macroglobulins
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Wiktionary

noun

Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *meh₂ḱ- Proto-Indo-European *-rós Proto-Indo-European *mh₂ḱrós Proto-Hellenic *makrós Ancient Greek μᾰκρός (măkrós)der. French macro-der. English macro- Latin globus Proto-Indo-European *-lós Proto-Indo-European *-elós Proto-Italic *-elos Latin -ulus Latin globuluslbor. French globulebor. English globule Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Indo-European *-iHnos Proto-Italic *-īnos Latin -īnusder. Old French -inbor. Middle English -in English -ineclip. English -in English globulin English macroglobulin Ancient Greek αἷμᾰ (haîmă)der. New Latinder. English -emia English macroglobulinemia From macroglobulin + -emia.

  1. The presence of high levels of macroglobulins in the blood