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amyloid
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
amyloid \am"y*loid\ ([a^]m"[i^]*loid), Amyloidal \Am`y*loid"al\
([a^]m`[i^]*loid"al), a. [L. amylum starch + -oid.]
Resembling or containing starch; starchlike. --AS
Syn: starchlike, amylaceous
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
amyloid \am"y*loid\ ([a^]m"[i^]*loid), n.
1. A starchlike substance.
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2. (Med.) Any of a group of diverse starchlike glycoproteins
deposited in the organs under some pathological
conditions, such as amyloidosis; they are composed of
linear nonbranching fibrils when viewed under the electron
microscope. --Stedman 25
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Amyloid degeneration (Med.), Same as amyloidosis; --
called also waxy degeneration or {lardaceous
degeneration}.
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