AGAMMAGLOBULINEMIA

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does agammaglobulinemia mean? 

• AGAMMAGLOBULINEMIA (noun)
  The noun AGAMMAGLOBULINEMIA has 1 sense:

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

  Familiarity information: AGAMMAGLOBULINEMIA used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• AGAMMAGLOBULINEMIA (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

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

Classified under:

Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

Hypernyms ("agammaglobulinemia" is a kind of...):

immunodeficiency (immunological disorder in which some part of the body's immune system is inadequate and resistance to infectious diseases is reduced)

 Context examples 

Mutation of the gene is associated with agammaglobulinemia type 6 and may be associated with diffuse large B-cell lymphoma.

(CD79B wt Allele, NCI Thesaurus)

Mutation of the gene is associated with agammaglobulinemia type 3 and may be associated with diffuse large B-cell lymphoma.

(CD79A wt Allele, NCI Thesaurus)

Mutation of the gene is associated with X-linked agammaglobulinemia type 1.

(BTK wt Allele, NCI Thesaurus)

An orally bioavailable, selective inhibitor of Bruton's agammaglobulinemia tyrosine kinase (BTK), with potential antineoplastic activity.

(BTK Inhibitor CC-292, NCI Thesaurus)

An orally available formulation containing an inhibitor of Bruton agammaglobulinemia tyrosine kinase (BTK), with potential antineoplastic activity.

(BTK Inhibitor ONO-4059, NCI Thesaurus)

Kennedy disease, agammaglobulinemia, and others.

(HUMARA Assay, NCI Thesaurus)