Wordnet 3.0
NOUN (1)
1.
a disorder characterized by deposit of amyloid in organs or tissues;
often secondary to chronic rheumatoid arthritis or tuberculosis or multiple myeloma;
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]
WordNet (r) 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