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amyloidosis
 

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Noun amyloidosis has 1 sense
  1. amyloidosis - a disorder characterized by deposit of amyloid in organs or tissues; often secondary to chronic rheumatoid arthritis or tuberculosis or multiple myeloma
    --1 is a kind of     illness, unwellness, malady, sickness

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Amyloidosis

Noun:

  • A condition characterized by the abnormal accumulation and deposition of amyloid protein fibrils in various organs and tissues of the body.

Example Sentence:

The patient's diagnosis revealed that the shortness of breath was caused by cardiac amyloidosis.

Noun:

  • The amyloid substance that accumulates in the body during amyloidosis.

Example Sentence:

The biopsy confirmed the presence of amyloidosis, showing an abnormal buildup of amyloid in the kidney.

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