Amyloid

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  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
          [1913 Webster]



From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  amyloid \am"y*loid\ ([a^]m"[i^]*loid), n.
     1. A starchlike substance.
        [1913 Webster + AS]
  
     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
        [1913 Webster + AS]
  
     {Amyloid degeneration} (Med.), Same as {amyloidosis}; --
        called also {waxy degeneration} or {lardaceous
        degeneration}.
        [1913 Webster + AS]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  amyloid
       adj : resembling starch [syn: {starchlike}, {amylaceous}, {amyloidal},
              {farinaceous}]
       n 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