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Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   Any of a group of disorders in which the fibrous protein amyloid is deposited in an organ of the body.
2. 2
   a disorder characterized by deposit of amyloid in organs or tissues; often secondary to chronic rheumatoid arthritis or tuberculosis or multiple myeloma wordnet

Etymology

From amyloid + -osis.