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AGAMMAGLOBULINEMIA
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I. (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)