amyloidosis
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A disorder marked by the deposition of amyloid in various organs and tissues of the body. It may be associated with a chronic disease such as rheumatoid arthritis, tuberculosis, or multiple myeloma.

amyloidosis [ˌæmɪlɔɪˈdəʊsɪs]

(Medicine / Pathology) Pathol the deposition of amyloid in various tissues of the body, as occurs in certain chronic infections

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amyloidosis - a disorder characterized by deposit of amyloid in organs or tissues; often secondary to chronic rheumatoid arthritis or tuberculosis or multiple myeloma

illness, sickness, unwellness, malady - impairment of normal physiological function affecting part or all of an organism

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illness malady sickness Unwellness			2) History and investigations of the relatives excluded familial amyloidosis. Localized amyloidosis of cardiac and skeletal muscle: investigate ... by Finsterer, Josef / Southern Medical Journal More than 60 single amino acid substitutions in TTR have been shown to be responsible for familial amyloidosis. The Changing Concepts of Amyloid by Picken, Maria M. / Archives of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine			Falsificator Falsifier falsify falsifying falsism falsity Falstaff Falstaffian Falster faltboat falter faltering falteringly Falun Falun Gong Faluns Falwe falx FAM Famagusta Famble fame famed Fameless familial familial amyloidosis familial hypercholesterolemia familiar familiar spirit familiarisation familiarise familiarised familiarising familiarity familiarization familiarize familiarized familiarizing familiarly Familiarness Familiary familism Familist Familistery Familistic famille family family Acanthaceae family Acanthisittidae family Acanthuridae family Acaridae			familial familial familial familial acantholysis familial acantholysis Familial adenomatis polyposis Familial adenomatous polyposis Familial adenomatous polyposis Familial adenomatous polyposis Familial adenomatous polyposis Familial adenomatous polyposis Familial Adult Myoclonic Epilepsy Familial Advanced Sleep-Phase Syndrome familial aggregation familial aggregation familial aggregation familial aggregation familial aggregation familial aggregations familial aggregations familial aggregations familial aldosterone deficiency familial allergic rhinitis familial allergic rhinitis familial allergic rhinitis Familial Alzheimer disease familial Alzheimer's disease familial Alzheimer's disease Familial amyloid polyneuropathy Familial Amyloid Polyneuropathy of the Portuguese Type familial amyloidosis Familial amyloidotic polyneuropathy Familial amyloidotic polyneuropathy Familial amyloidotic polyneuropathy Familial amyloidotic polyneuropathy Familial amyloidotic polyneuropathy type 1 Familial Amyloidotic Polyneuropathy Type I Familial Amyotrophic Chorea with Acanthocytosis Familial amyotrophic lateral sclerosis Familial amyotrophic lateral sclerosis Familial amyotrophic lateral sclerosis Familial amyotrophic lateral sclerosis Familial and Hereditary Inclusion Body Myopathy familial apolipoprotein C-II (apo C-II) deficiency familial apolipoprotein C-II (apo C-II) deficiency familial apolipoprotein C-II (apo C-II) deficiency familial apolipoprotein C-II (apo C-II) deficiency familial apolipoprotein C-II (apo C-II) deficiency Familial atrial fibrillation Familial atrial fibrillation Familial Atypical Cold Urticaria Familial Atypical Mole and Melanoma Familial Atypical Multiple Mole Melanoma familial atypical multiple mole melanoma-pancreatic cancer syndrome Familial Autoimmune Myasthenia Gravis familial autonomic dysfunction Familial Benign familial benign chronic pemphigus familial benign chronic pemphigus Familial benign giant-cell tumor of the jaw familial benign hypercalcemia

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amyloidosis (redirected from familial amyloidosis)

amyloidosis
(redirected from familial amyloidosis)