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noun amyloidosis n. (Med.) A disorder characterized by deposit of extracellular amyloid (2) in organs or tissues in an amount that interferes with normal function of the affected organ; it is often secondary to chronic rheumatoid arthritis or tuberculosis or multiple myeloma. Called also amyloid degeneration waxy degeneration and lardaceous degeneration.
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