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1. WordNet® 3.0 (2006)
amyloidosis
    n 1: a disorder characterized by deposit of amyloid in organs or
         tissues; often secondary to chronic rheumatoid arthritis or
         tuberculosis or multiple myeloma

2. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
amyloidosis \am`y*loi*do"sis\ ([a^]m`[i^]*loi*d[=o]"s[i^]s), 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.
   [WordNet 1.5 + AS]

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