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am⋅y⋅loid

  [am-uh-loid]
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–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 esp. of starch.
–adjective
3. Also, am⋅y⋅loi⋅dal. of, resembling, or containing amylum.
Origin:
1855–60; amyl- + -oid
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am·y·loid   (ām'ə-loid')   
n.  

  1. A starchlike substance.

  2. Pathology A hard waxy deposit consisting of protein and polysaccharides that results from the degeneration of tissue.

adj.  Starchlike.
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Main Entry: 1am·y·loid
Pronunciation: 'am-&-"loid
Function: adjective
: resembling or containing starch

Main Entry: 2amyloid
Function: noun
1 : a nonnitrogenous starchy food
2 : a waxy translucent substance consisting of protein incombination with polysaccharides that is deposited in some animal organs and tissue under abnormal conditions (as in Alzheimer's disease) —see BETA-AMYLOID
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amyloid am·y·loid (ām'ə-loid')
n.

  1. A starchlike substance.

  2. A hard, waxy deposit consisting of protein and polysaccharides resulting from the degeneration of tissue.

adj.
Starchlike.

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