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

Waldenström’s macroglobulinemia is a slow-growing type of cancer that begins in the white blood cells, according to the Mayo Clinic. —Alli Rosenbloom, CNN, 11 Dec. 2024

The reality star said he was then diagnosed with Waldenström’s macroglobulinemia, a slow-growing bone marrow cancer. —Nardine Saad, Los Angeles Times, 11 Dec. 2024

The 72-year-old former reality television star revealed thathe is currently battling an incurable and slow form of bone marrow cancer known as Waldenström’s macroglobulinemia in a new interview with People Magazine on Wednesday, December 11. —Lexi Lane, SPIN, 11 Dec. 2024

Waldenström's macroglobulinemia transforms white blood cells into cancer cells which build up in the bone marrow, the spongy material inside the bones where blood cells are made, according to the Mayo Clinic. —Vanessa Etienne, People.com, 11 Dec. 2024

Turner said he was diagnosed with Waldenström’s macroglobulinemia, a disease that changes white blood cells into cancer cells that build up in the bone marrow, according to the Mayo Clinic. —Gabriella Rudy, NBC News, 11 Dec. 2024

Turner, 72, was diagnosed with Waldenström’s macroglobulinemia, a form of blood cancer. —Jordan Moreau, Variety, 11 Dec. 2024

Sheila Rogers, a friend of Handelman, confirmed the writer’s death to Rolling Stone, adding that the cause was Waldenström macroglobulinemia, a rare form of blood cancer. —Charisma Madarang, Rolling Stone, 17 Aug. 2024

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

Word History

Etymology

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

First Known Use

1949, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for macroglobulinemia

• hyperlipidemia
• hyperuricemia
• hypomagnesemia
• hypophosphatemia
• academia
• acidemia
• azotemia
• bacteremia
• hyperaemia
• hyperemia
• hypoxemia
• septicaemia

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