myeloma serum
1Serum protein electrophoresis — (SPEP) is a laboratory test that examines specific proteins in the blood called globulins. Blood must first be collected, usually into an airtight vial or syringe. Electrophoresis is a laboratory technique where the blood serum (the fluid portion …
2Myeloma — A tumor of antibody producing cells, called plasma cells, that are normally found in the bone marrow. * * * 1. A tumor composed of cells derived from hemopoietic tissues of the bone marrow. 2. A plasma cell tumor. [myelo + G. oma, tumor] Bence… …
3myeloma — multiple myeloma; = myelomatosis; n. a malignant disease of the bone marrow, characterized by two or more of the following criteria: 1) the presence of an excess of abnormal malignant plasma cells in the bone marrow; 2) typical lytic deposits in… …
4Multiple myeloma — Classification and external resources Micrograph of a plasmacytoma, the histologic correlate of multiple myeloma. H E stain ICD …
5Paraprotein — Serum protein electrophoresis showing a paraprotein (peak in the gamma zone) in a patient with multiple myeloma. A paraprotein is an immunoglobulin or immunoglobulin light chain that is produced in excess by the clonal proliferation of plasma… …
6pyroglobulins — Serum proteins (immunoglobulins), usually associated with multiple myeloma or macroglobulinemia, which precipitate irreversibly when heated to 56°C …
7M component — [Myeloma or Macroglobulinemia] an abnormal monoclonal immunoglobulin with a characteristic electrophoretic pattern, occurring in the serum of patients with plasma cell dyscrasias and formed by the proliferating concentrations of immunoglobulin… …
8Freie Leichtketten — Schematische Darstellung der Immunglobulin Struktur: Schwere Ketten …
9protein — proteinaceous /proh tee nay sheuhs, tee i nay /, proteinic, proteinous, adj. /proh teen, tee in/, n. 1. Biochem. any of numerous, highly varied organic molecules constituting a large portion of the mass of every life form and necessary in the… …
10Thalidomide — This article is about the drug. For the musical about a person with thalidomide disability, see Thalidomide!! A Musical. Thalidomide Systematic (IUPAC) name (RS) 2 (2,6 dioxopiperidin 3 yl) 1H isoind …
