Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun 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.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun a disorder characterized by deposit of amyloid in organs or tissues; often secondary to chronic rheumatoid arthritis or tuberculosis or multiple myeloma.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun medicine Any of a group of
disorders in which thefibrous protein amyloid isdeposited in anorgan of the body.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a disorder characterized by deposit of amyloid in organs or tissues; often secondary to chronic rheumatoid arthritis or tuberculosis or multiple myeloma
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Examples
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The time for development of amyloidosis is shortened from several weeks to days in mice after injection of or feeding with extracts from amyloid-laden tissue
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Eleven years ago, Francis called his son into his den, handed him a medical book, and asked him to read an entry on a relatively rare illness called amyloidosis.
The Fiddler in the Subway Gene Weingarten 2010
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Eleven years ago, Francis called his son into his den, handed him a medical book, and asked him to read an entry on a relatively rare illness called amyloidosis.
The Fiddler in the Subway Gene Weingarten 2010
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Eleven years ago, Francis called his son into his den, handed him a medical book, and asked him to read an entry on a relatively rare illness called amyloidosis.
The Fiddler in the Subway Gene Weingarten 2010
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Eleven years ago, Francis called his son into his den, handed him a medical book, and asked him to read an entry on a relatively rare illness called amyloidosis.
The Fiddler in the Subway Gene Weingarten 2010
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Since last spring, when he announced he had a rare blood disease called amyloidosis, Jordan, 58, has been chronicling his life-and-death struggle online.
My Author, My Life 2006
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He is battling a very serious blood disorder called amyloidosis and has vowed to beat it, although it is not a curable condition at present.
Just a Round-Up... Adam Whitehead 2006
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He is battling a very serious blood disorder called amyloidosis and has vowed to beat it, although it is not a curable condition at present.
Archive 2006-12-01 Adam Whitehead 2006
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Guthman, who suffered from a rare blood disease called amyloidosis, died Sunday at his Pacific Palisades home, said Bryce Nelson, a family spokesman.
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Guthman, who suffered from a rare blood disease called amyloidosis, died Sunday at his Pacific Palisades home, said Bryce Nelson, a family spokesman.
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