(n) a disorder characterized by deposit of amyloid in organs or tissues; often secondary to chronic rheumatoid arthritis or tuberculosis or multiple myeloma
n. 1. A starchlike substance. [ 1913 Webster + AS ]
2. (Med.) Any of a group of diverse starchlike glycoproteins deposited in the organs under some pathological conditions, such as amyloidosis; they are composed of linear nonbranching fibrils when viewed under the electron microscope. Stedman 25 [ 1913 Webster + AS ]
Amyloid degeneration (Med.), Same as amyloidosis; -- called also waxy degenerationorlardaceous degeneration. [ 1913 Webster + AS ]
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 degenerationwaxy degeneration and lardaceous degeneration. [ WordNet 1.5 + AS ]
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