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hypogammaglobulinemiaenUK ThesaurusNoun | 1. | hypogammaglobulinemia - an abnormally low concentration of gamma globulin in the blood and increased risk of infectionimmunodeficiency - immunological disorder in which some part of the body's immune system is inadequate and resistance to infectious diseases is reduced | TranslationshypogammaglobulinemiaenUK
hypogammaglobulinemia[¦hī·pō‚gam·ə¦gläb·yə·lə′nē·mē·ə] (medicine) Reduced blood levels of gamma globulin. hypogammaglobulinemiaenUK
hypogammaglobulinemia [hi″po-gam″ah-glob″u-lin-e´me-ah] abnormally low levels of all classes of immunoglobulins, associated with heightened susceptibility to infectious diseases; see also agammaglobulinemia, dysglobulinemia, and immunodeficiency.common variable hypogammaglobulinemia immunodeficiency" >common variable immunodeficiency.physiologic hypogammaglobulinemia a normal period of hypogammaglobulinemia seen in all infants at about 5–6 months of age as the level of transplacentally acquired maternal immunoglobulins declines before endogenous immunoglobulin synthesis rises to normal levels.transient hypogammaglobulinemia of infancy prolongation of the normal physiologic hypogammaglobulinemia of infancy caused by delayed development of endogenous immunoglobulin production and associated with increased susceptibility to infections.X-linked hypogammaglobulinemia agammaglobulinemia" >X-linked agammaglobulinemia.hy·po·gam·ma·glob·u·lin·e·mi·a (hī'pō-gam'ă-glob'yū-li-nē'mē-ă), Decreased quantity of the gamma fraction of serum globulin; sometimes used loosely to denote decreased quantity of immunoglobulins in general; associated with increased susceptibility to pyogenic infections. Synonym(s): hypogammaglobinemiahypogammaglobulinemia Immunology A gallimaufry of conditions characterized by ↓ production of proteins, usually Igs, which migrate in the gamma region of a protein electrophoretic gel; hypogammaglobulinemia may be congenital, as in Bruton's disease, or other B-cell defects or acquired, as in CLL, and accompanied by monoclonal gammopathies Treatment Human immune globulin. See Immunodeficiency, B cell. hy·po·gam·ma·glob·u·lin·e·mi·a (hī'pō-gam'ă-glob'yū-li-nē'mē-ă) Decreased gamma fraction of serum globulin; associated with increased susceptibility to pyogenic infections. Synonym(s): hypogammaglobulinaemia. hy·po·gam·ma·glob·u·lin·e·mi·a (hī'pō-gam'ă-glob'yū-li-nē'mē-ă) Decreased gamma fraction of serum globulin; associated with increased susceptibility to pyogenic infections. Synonym(s): hypogammaglobulinaemia. AcronymsSeeHGGhypogammaglobulinemiaenUK
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