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Amyloid

Amyloid Meaning & Definition
Amyloid Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Amyloid?

[n] (pathology) a waxy translucent complex protein resembling starch that results from degeneration of tissue
[n] a nonnitrogenous food substance consisting chiefly of starch; any substance resembling starch
[adj] resembling starch

Synonyms | Synonyms for Amyloid: amylaceous | amyloidal | starchlike | starchy

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See Also | amylum | protein | starch

Amyloid In Webster's Dictionary

\Am"y*loid\, Amyloidal \Am`y*loid"al\, a. [L. amylum starch + -oid.] Resembling or containing amyl; starchlike. {Amyloid degeneration} (Med.), a diseased condition of various organs of the body, produced by the deposit of an albuminous substance, giving a blue color with iodine and sulphuric acid; -- called also {waxy or lardaceous degeneration}.
\Am"y*loid\ ([a^]m"[y^]*loid), n. 1. A non-nitrogenous starchy food; a starchlike substance. 2. (Med.) The substance deposited in the organs in amyloid degeneration.

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