macroglobulinemia

macroglobulinemia
mac·ro·glob·u·lin·e·mi·a (măk'rō-glŏb'yə-lə-nēʹmē-ə) n.
A condition marked by an abnormally high concentration of macroglobulins in the blood serum.

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