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 
Example Sentences
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
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
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