amyloidosis

[ am-uh-loi-doh-sis ]

noun

, Pathology.

, plural am·y·loi·do·ses [am-, uh, -loi-, doh, -seez].

1. a deposit of amyloid in tissues or organs.
2. the diseased state resulting from this deposit.

amyloidosis

/ ˌæmɪlɔɪˈdəʊsɪs /

noun

1. pathol the deposition of amyloid in various tissues of the body, as occurs in certain chronic infections

Word History and Origins

Origin of amyloidosis¹

First recorded in 1895–1900; amyloid + -osis

Example Sentences

She raised a family in this corner of Chicago with husband Mike, who was 61 when he died in December of amyloidosis, a rare blood cancer.

From Washington Post

In this case, the technology was applied towards a therapy for transthyretin amyloidosis, a genetic disease that causes sufferers’ livers to produce a protein that eventually builds up to toxic levels.

From Time

Transthyretin amyloidosis causes a defective protein called amyloid to build up in the body resulting in progressive nerve damage and, in many cases, heart failure.

From Popular-Science

It was the amyloidosis that sometimes made it difficult for Lew Hill to walk around their block.

From Washington Post

The cause was cardiac amyloidosis, said his wife, Margaret Kepner.

From Washington Post