macroglobulin
(măk″rō-glŏb′ū-lĭn)
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A globulin of high molecular weight over about 400,000. Macroglobulin is normally present in the blood but is increased in disease states such as multiple myeloma, connective tissue disease, cirrhosis of the liver, and amyloidosis.
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Venes, Donald, editor. "Macroglobulin." Taber's Medical Dictionary, 24th ed., F.A. Davis Company, 2021. Nursing Central, nursing.unboundmedicine.com/nursingcentral/view/Tabers-Dictionary/760548/all/macroglobulin.
Macroglobulin. In: Venes DD, ed. Taber's Medical Dictionary. F.A. Davis Company; 2021. https://nursing.unboundmedicine.com/nursingcentral/view/Tabers-Dictionary/760548/all/macroglobulin. Accessed January 27, 2025.
Macroglobulin. (2021). In Venes, D. (Ed.), Taber's Medical Dictionary (24th ed.). F.A. Davis Company. https://nursing.unboundmedicine.com/nursingcentral/view/Tabers-Dictionary/760548/all/macroglobulin
Macroglobulin [Internet]. In: Venes DD, editors. Taber's Medical Dictionary. F.A. Davis Company; 2021. [cited 2025 January 27]. Available from: https://nursing.unboundmedicine.com/nursingcentral/view/Tabers-Dictionary/760548/all/macroglobulin.
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