amyloidosis
n. disease caused by the accumulation of amyloid deposits in the tissues and organs (Pathology) | ||||
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Amyloidosis Definition from Language, Idioms & Slang Dictionaries & Glossaries
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amyloidosis
Noun
1. a disorder characterized by deposit of amyloid in organs or tissues; often secondary to chronic rheumatoid arthritis or tuberculosis or multiple myeloma
(hypernym) illness, unwellness, malady, sickness
Noun
1. a disorder characterized by deposit of amyloid in organs or tissues; often secondary to chronic rheumatoid arthritis or tuberculosis or multiple myeloma
(hypernym) illness, unwellness, malady, sickness
Amyloidosis Definition from Medicine Dictionaries & Glossaries
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amyloidosis
[am-a-loy-DOE-sis]
A group of diseases in which protein is deposited in specific organs (localized amyloidosis) or throughout the body (systemic amyloidosis). Amyloidosis may be either primary (with no known cause) or secondary (caused by another disease, including some types of cancer). Generally, primary amyloidosis affects the nerves, skin, tongue, joints, heart, and liver; secondary amyloidosis often affects the spleen, kidneys, liver, and adrenal glands.
[am-a-loy-DOE-sis]
A group of diseases in which protein is deposited in specific organs (localized amyloidosis) or throughout the body (systemic amyloidosis). Amyloidosis may be either primary (with no known cause) or secondary (caused by another disease, including some types of cancer). Generally, primary amyloidosis affects the nerves, skin, tongue, joints, heart, and liver; secondary amyloidosis often affects the spleen, kidneys, liver, and adrenal glands.
| Dictionary of Medicine (Shahram) |
amyloidosis
amyloid disease or amyloidosis
noun
disease of the kidneys and liver, where the tissues are filled with amyloid, a wax-like protein
amyloid disease or amyloidosis
noun
disease of the kidneys and liver, where the tissues are filled with amyloid, a wax-like protein
amyloid disease
amyloid disease or amyloidosis
noun
disease of the kidneys and liver, where the tissues are filled with amyloid, a wax-like protein
| NKUDIC Kidney and Urologic Diseases Dictionary |
Amyloidosis (AM-ih-loy-DOH-sis)
A condition in which a protein-like material builds up in one or more organs. This material cannot be broken down and interferes with the normal function of that organ. In kidneys, amyloidosis can lead to proteinuria, nephrotic syndrome, and kidney failure.
Context: Kidney Diseases
A condition in which a protein-like material builds up in one or more organs. This material cannot be broken down and interferes with the normal function of that organ. In kidneys, amyloidosis can lead to proteinuria, nephrotic syndrome, and kidney failure.
Context: Kidney Diseases
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Amyloidosis
a disease of unknown cause characterized by the extracellular accumulation of amyloid in various organs and tissues of the body.
a disease of unknown cause characterized by the extracellular accumulation of amyloid in various organs and tissues of the body.
Amyloidosis Definition from Encyclopedia Dictionaries & Glossaries
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Amyloidosis
In medicine, amyloidosis refers to a variety of conditions in which amyloid proteins are abnormally deposited in organs and/or tissues, causing disease. A protein is amyloid if, due to an alteration in its secondary structure, it takes on a particular insoluble form, called the beta-pleated sheet.
Approximately 25 different proteins are known that can form amyloid in humans. Most of them are constituents of the plasma.
Different amyloidoses can be systemic (affecting many different organ systems) or organ-specific. Some are inherited, due to mutations in the precursor protein. Other, secondary forms are due to different diseases causing overabundant or abnormal protein production-such as with over production of immunoglobulin light chains in multiple myeloma (termed AL amyloid), or with continuous overproduction of acute phase proteins in chronic inflammation (which can lead to AA amyloid).
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