See Also: amyloid(dictionary)
Amyloid(health)
Amyloid(medicine)
amyloid degeneration(medicine)
amyloid kidney(medicine)
amyloid nephrosis(medicine)
Serum Amyloid(medicine)
amyloid p component(medicine)
amyloid neuropathies(medicine)
amyloid protein aa(medicine)

Amyloid (health)


A proteinaceous fibrillar material deposited at extracellular sites in various tissues and organs. The pattern of deposition varies according to whether it is the Primary or Secondary (to a chronic inflammatory disease) form.