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am⋅y⋅loid

[am-uh-loid]

–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') Pronunciation Key
n.

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

adj. Starchlike.

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amyloid
adjective
1.	resembling starch [syn: starchlike]
noun
1.	a non-nitrogenous food substance consisting chiefly of starch; any substance resembling starch
2.	(pathology) a waxy translucent complex protein resembling starch that results from degeneration of tissue

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amyloid   (ām'ə-loid') Pronunciation Key
Noun   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.

Adjective   Starchlike.

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Amyloid

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.

Amyloid

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.