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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amyloidosis (redirected from Hereditary amyloidosis)

amyloidosis
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