gammopathy

[ ga-mop-uh-thee ]

noun

, Immunology.

1. a disorder of the immune system characterized by abnormally increased levels of immunoglobulins in the blood.

Word History and Origins

Origin of gammopathy¹

gamm(a globulin) + -o- + -pathy

Example Sentences

On the basis of those, Sipos said, she assured him he did not have cancer, but rather a precancerous condition called MGUS, short for monoclonal gammopathy of undetermined significance.

From Washington Post

However, these abnormalities are probably insufficient for malignant transformation because they are also observed in the pre-malignant syndrome known as monoclonal gammopathy of uncertain significance.

From Nature