amyloidosis
amyloidosis
Definition
amy·loi·do·sis (am′ə lo̵i dō′sis-)
noun pl. -·ses′-sēz′
a disorder in which amyloid (protein) accumulates in body tissue or organs
amyloidosis
Usage Examples
Converse of object
- develop: Other Complications About 10 per cent of patients with myeloma develop primary amyloidosis.
- call: Another cause of kidney damage is a condition called amyloidosis which occurs in 10-20 % of cases.
Adjective modifier
- systemic: A genetic marker for systemic amyloidosis in juvenile arthritis.
- renal: Neurological storage disease has been reported in this breed and renal amyloidosis, a form of kidney disease, has also been seen.
- reactive: Adapted from Husby 1994 Amyloidosis seen in rheumatological practice is usually the type known as ' reactive amyloidosis ' .
- al: Mr Brandreth has AL amyloidosis complicated by autonomic neuropathy, an extremely serious presentation of this rare disorder.
- primary: Other Complications About 10 per cent of patients with myeloma develop primary amyloidosis.
- secondary: Secondary amyloidosis in ankylosing spondylitis: a systematic survey of 137 patients using abdominal fat aspiration.
Preposition: in
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