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amyloid

American  
[am-uh-loid] / ˈæm əˌlɔɪd /

noun

  1. Biochemistry. a waxy, translucent substance, composed primarily of protein fibers, that is deposited in various organs of animals in certain diseases.

  2. a nonnitrogenous food consisting especially of starch.

adjective

  1. Also amyloidal of, resembling, or containing amylum.

amyloid British  
/ ˈæmɪˌlɔɪd /

noun

  1. pathol a complex protein resembling starch, deposited in tissues in some degenerative diseases

  2. any substance resembling starch

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adjective

  1. starchlike

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amyloid Scientific  
/ ăm′ə-loid′ /

  1. A hard waxy substance consisting of protein and polysaccharides that results from the degeneration of tissue and is deposited in organs or tissues of the body in various chronic diseases.

  1. Starchlike.

Etymology

Origin of amyloid

First recorded in 1855–60; amyl- + -oid

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