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cold agglutinin disease

cold agglutinin disease noun: a rare autoimmune disease characterized by the presence of high concentrations of circulating cold-sensitive antibodies directed against red blood cells, causing them to agglutinate and undergo lysis.

Noun

cold agglutinin disease (uncountable)

  1. A rare autoimmune disease characterized by the presence of high concentrations of circulating cold-sensitive antibodies directed against red blood cells, causing them to agglutinate and undergo lysis.
    Synonyms:
    CAD

Synonyms of cold agglutinin disease

Questions about cold agglutinin disease

What does cold agglutinin disease mean?
Cold agglutinin disease means a rare autoimmune disease characterized by the presence of high concentrations of circulating cold-sensitive antibodies directed against red blood cells, causing them to agglutinate and undergo lysis.
What part of speech is cold agglutinin disease?
Cold agglutinin disease is a noun.

Words near cold agglutinin disease in the dictionary

  1. colcothar
  2. colcothars
  3. cold
  4. cold abscess
  5. cold abscesses
  6. cold agglutinin disease
  7. cold allergy
  8. cold antibodies
  9. cold antibody
  10. cold approach
  11. cold approached

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