gamma

A rare disease where the body is unable to produce immune antibodies due to the lack of gamma globulin, a non-specific immunoglobulin, in the blood.

The disease can be acquired or inherited as an X-linked recessive genetic disease.

A letter occurring in certain early forms of Greek and transliterated in English as "w".

From Latin, which came from Greek di-, "two" + gamma, "gamma" (because its shape resembles two gammas).

1. The third letter of the Greek alphabet.
2. The third item in a series or system of classification.
3. A unit of magnetic intensity equal to one hundred thousandth (10^-5) of an oersted (unit measure of magnetic field strength in the centimeter-gram-second system).
4. A unit of mass equal to one millionth (10^-6) of a gram.
5. In chemistry, the third position from a designated carbon atom in an organic molecule at which an atom or a radical may be substituted.

A pattern consisting of four capital Greek gammas (tetra-gammadion), especially when joined at the center to form a swastika or a very old symbol used by many ancient cultures.

1. An immunodeficiency condition arising from a deficiency of gamma globulin in the blood, either present from birth or acquired later during life.
2. Abnormally low levels of all classes of immunoglobulins in the blood.