Meaning of AMYLOID
| Pronunciation: | | 'amu`loyd
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- [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
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| | Synonyms: | | amylaceous, amyloidal, starchlike, starchy |
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| | See Also: | | amylum, protein, starch | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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\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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