Definition of amyloidosis
:a disorder characterized by the deposition of amyloid in bodily organs and tissues
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Solution: Three years ago, Frank was diagnosed with a rare heart condition called cardiac amyloidosis.
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In some populations, especially African Americans, cardiac amyloidosis is not as rare as has been believed.
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The anchor, who is 58, underwent a bone marrow transplant and chemotherapy for amyloidosis, which affected his kidneys, Feder adds.
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A diet containing certain probiotics may reduce amyloidosis and inflammation.
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A biopsy of his heart, taken after the accident, revealed that Mr. Shields had a hereditary form of amyloidosis.
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The hospice’s expertise was end-stage cancer, not amyloidosis.
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McGuinness suffered from amyloidosis, a rare disease with a strain specific to Ireland’s northwest.
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McGuinness had been hospitalized in late February for amyloidosis, British and Irish newspapers reported.
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Origin and Etymology of amyloidosis
Medical Dictionary
amyloidosis
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noun
am·y·loid·o·sis
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ˌam-ə-ˌlȯi-ˈdō-səs
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medical Definition of amyloidosis
plural amyloidoses
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:a disorder characterized by the deposition of amyloid in organs or tissues of the animal body — see paramyloidosis
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