Amyloid

What do we mean by amyloid?

A starchlike substance. noun

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

Starchlike. adjective

Resembling amylum, or starch.

In botany, a semi-gelatinous substance, analogous to starch, met with in some seeds, and becoming yellow in water after having been colored blue by iodine (Lindley); a member of the cellulose group of vegetable organic compounds, comprising cellulose, starch, gum, the sugars, etc. noun

In pathology, noting a degenerative change characteristic of lardaceous disease (which see, under lardaceous).

A precipitate obtained from a gelatinous solution of cotton which has been treated with concentrated sulphuric acid. Vegetable parchment is due to the partial transformation of the vegetable fibers into this substance. noun

In pathology, same as lardacein. noun

Resembling or containing amyl; starchlike. adjective

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 degeneration or lardaceous degeneration. adjective

A non-nitrogenous starchy food; a starchlike substance. noun

The substance deposited in the organs in amyloid degeneration. noun

A waxy compound of protein and polysaccharides that is found deposited in tissues in amyloidosis. noun

Any of various starchlike substances. noun

Containing or resembling starch adjective

Applied to a mushroom that turns blue-black upon application of Melzer's reagent. adjective

A non-nitrogenous food substance consisting chiefly of starch; any substance resembling starch noun

Resembling starch adjective

(pathology) a waxy translucent complex protein resembling starch that results from degeneration of tissue noun

A waxy compound of protein and polysaccharides that is found deposited in tissues in amyloidosis.

Any of various starchlike substances.

Words that are spelled similarly to amyloid:
amyloid.

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