Medical Term:
amyloidosis
Pronunciation: am′i-loy-dō′sis
Definition:
- A disease characterized by extracellular accumulation of amyloid in various organs and tissues of the body; may be local or generalized, primary or secondary.
- The process of deposition of amyloid protein.
[amyloid + G. -osis, condition]
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