amyloidosis

[ am-uh-loi-doh-sis ]

noun,plural am·y·loi·do·ses [am-uh-loi-doh-seez]. /ˌæm ə lɔɪˈdoʊ siz/. Pathology.
  1. a deposit of amyloid in tissues or organs.

  2. the diseased state resulting from this deposit.

Origin of amyloidosis

1
First recorded in 1895–1900; amyloid + -osis

Words Nearby amyloidosis

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British Dictionary definitions for amyloidosis

amyloidosis

/ (ˌæmɪlɔɪˈdəʊsɪs) /


noun
  1. pathol the deposition of amyloid in various tissues of the body, as occurs in certain chronic infections

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