gammopathy

[ ga-mop-uh-thee ]

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noun

Immunology.

a disorder of the immune system characterized by abnormally increased levels of immunoglobulins in the blood.

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Word History and Origins

Origin of gammopathy¹

gamm(a globulin) + -o- + -pathy

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Example Sentences

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On the basis of those, Sipos said, she assured him he did not have cancer, but rather a precancerous condition called MGUS, short for monoclonal gammopathy of undetermined significance.

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However, these abnormalities are probably insufficient for malignant transformation because they are also observed in the pre-malignant syndrome known as monoclonal gammopathy of uncertain significance.

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gammon gammy

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