Home › Words › A › amyloidomaamyloidomaamyloidoma · 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.Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).EtymologyFrom amyloid + -oma.nounA 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.Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.amyloidosis 70% match — Any of a group of disorders in which the fibrous protein amyloid is deposited in an organ of the body. vs amyloidoma →nonamyloid 68% match — Not amyloid. vs amyloidoma →amyloidotic 66% match — Of or pertaining to amyloidosis vs amyloidoma →amyloid 64% match — A waxy compound of protein and polysaccharides that is found deposited in tissues in amyloidosis. vs amyloidoma →amylospheroid 63% match — A spherical aggregate of an amyloid vs amyloidoma →amyloidotropic 62% match — Having an affinity for amyloid tissue vs amyloidoma →amyloidity 62% match — The condition of being amyloid vs amyloidoma →amyloidic 62% match — Relating to or composed of amyloid. vs amyloidoma →