1. A disease characterized by extracellular accumulation of amyloid in various organs and tissues of the body; may be primary or secondary.
2. The process of deposition of amyloid protein.
Origin
[amyloid + G. -osis, condition]
amyloidosis of aging
chronic amyloidosis
amyloidosis cutis
familial amyloidosis
focal amyloidosis
hereditary amyloidosis
lichen amyloidosis
lichenoid amyloidosis
light chain-related amyloidosis
macular amyloidosis
amyloidosis of multiple myeloma
nodular amyloidosis
primary amyloidosis
renal amyloidosis
secondary amyloidosis
senile amyloidosis