hypogammaglobulinemia

noun

hy·po·gam·ma·glob·u·lin·emia

variants or chiefly British hypogammaglobulinaemia

-ˌgam-ə-ˌgläb-yə-lə-ˈnē-mē-ə

: a deficiency of gamma globulins and especially antibodies in the blood

also : a state of immunological deficiency characterized by this

hypogammaglobulinemic adjective

or chiefly British hypogammaglobulinaemic

-ˈnē-mik

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