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Waldenström's macroglobulinemia

Waldenström's macroglobulinemia definition - medical

Wal·den·ström's macroglobulinemia (välˈdən-strĕmzˌ, -strœmzˌ)

noun
Macroglobulinemia occurring in older persons, especially women, characterized by anemia, hyperglobulinemia, and the proliferation of cells resembling white blood cells or plasma cells in the bone marrow.

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