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Amyloid - Dictionary Definition and Overview |
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Amyloid : adj : resembling starch [syn: starchlike, amylaceous, amyloidal,
farinaceous]
(noun)
1: a nonnitrogenous 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
Based on WordNet 2.0
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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.
Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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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.
Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
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