amyloidosis
a deposit of amyloid in tissues or organs.
the diseased state resulting from this deposit.
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How to use amyloidosis in a sentence
She raised a family in this corner of Chicago with husband Mike, who was 61 when he died in December of amyloidosis, a rare blood cancer.
Before off-duty police shooting, Chicago officer had long complaint record. Should the city pay? | Robert Klemko | September 22, 2021 | Washington PostIn this case, the technology was applied towards a therapy for transthyretin amyloidosis, a genetic disease that causes sufferers’ livers to produce a protein that eventually builds up to toxic levels.
MRNA's Next Chapter Has Nothing to Do With COVID-19 Vaccines | Jamie Ducharme | August 2, 2021 | TimeTransthyretin amyloidosis causes a defective protein called amyloid to build up in the body resulting in progressive nerve damage and, in many cases, heart failure.
CRISPR breaks ground as a one-shot treatment for a rare disease | Claire Maldarelli | July 28, 2021 | Popular-ScienceIt was the amyloidosis that sometimes made it difficult for Lew Hill to walk around their block.
A rare disease, a covid diagnosis, a painful decision: The death of basketball coach Lew Hill | Dave Sheinin | February 11, 2021 | Washington PostThe cause was cardiac amyloidosis, said his wife, Margaret Kepner.
British Dictionary definitions for amyloidosis
/ (ˌæmɪlɔɪˈdəʊsɪs) /
pathol the deposition of amyloid in various tissues of the body, as occurs in certain chronic infections
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