macroglobulinemia

noun

mac·​ro·​glob·​u·​li·​ne·​mia ˌma-krō-ˌglä-byə-lə-ˈnē-mē-ə 

: a disorder characterized by increased blood serum viscosity and the presence of macroglobulins in the serum

macroglobulinemic

ˌma-krō-ˌglä-byə-lə-ˈnē-mik 

adjective

Examples of macroglobulinemia in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Monroe, 35, was undergoing treatment for Waldenström macroglobulinemia (WM), a type of non-Hodgkin's lymphoma also known as lymphoplasmacytic lymphoma. —Rachel Desantis, PEOPLE.com, 4 Mar. 2022

Waldenstrom macroglobulinemia is a blood cell cancer and a type of non-Hodgkin lymphoma. —Carolyn L. Todd, SELF, 14 July 2021

During the quarter, Imbruvica won U.S. regulatory approval for a new use, treating a rare cancer called Waldenström’s macroglobulinemia, and the Food and Drug Administration also approved a three-drug combination pill for treating HIV, Symtuza. —Linda A. Johnson, The Seattle Times, 16 Oct. 2018

Word History

Etymology

borrowed from German Makroglobulinämie, from Makroglobulin macroglobulin + -ämie -emia

First Known Use

1949, in the meaning defined above

Medical Definition

macroglobulinemia

noun

mac·​ro·​glob·​u·​lin·​emia

variants or chiefly British macroglobulinaemia

-ˌgläb-yə-lə-ˈnē-mē-ə 

: a disorder characterized by increased blood serum viscosity and the presence of macroglobulins in the serum

macroglobulinemic adjective

or chiefly British macroglobulinaemic

-mik