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macroglobulinemia (MA-kroh-GLAH-byoo-lih-NEE-mee-uh)

 A condition in which the blood contains high levels of large proteins and is too thick to flow through small blood vessels. One type is Waldenström macroglobulinemia, which is a type of cancer.

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