amyloidoma

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noun

A mass of amyloid (misfolded proteins and polysaccharides) that has collected in an anatomic site as a result of any of various types of amyloidosis; it is not, strictly speaking, a benign tumor (because it is not a lump of cells but rather extracellular protein), but it can produce mass effect like a benign tumor would.

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Meanings

nounamyloidoma (plural amyloidomas or amyloidomata)

plural amyloidomas · plural amyloidomata

  1. A mass of amyloid (misfolded proteins and polysaccharides) that has collected in an anatomic site as a result of any of various types of amyloidosis; it is not, strictly speaking, a benign tumor (because it is not a lump of cells but rather extracellular protein), but it can produce mass effect like a benign tumor would.

Origin

From amyloid + -oma.

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amyloidoma. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/amyloidoma

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“amyloidoma.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/amyloidoma. Accessed November 4, 2026.

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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “amyloidoma,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/amyloidoma.

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