amyloid
[am-uh-loid]
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noun
Biochemistry. a waxy, translucent substance, composed primarily of protein fibers, that is deposited in various organs of animals in certain diseases.
a nonnitrogenous food consisting especially of starch.
adjective
Also am·y·loi·dal. of, resembling, or containing amylum.
Origin of amyloid
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Contemporary Examples of amyloid
If any of these got prioritized and funded to the extent of amyloid, we might be a lot closer to getting a drug than we are now.
Twenty Years of Alzheimer’s Research May Have Focused on the Wrong ProteinElizabeth Lopatto
April 4, 2014
Historical Examples of amyloid
Amylaceous, Amyloid, composed of starch (amylum), or starch-like.
The Elements of BotanyAsa Gray
As is well known, the amyloid material itself resists the action of the gastric juice.
Amyloid degeneration of the blood-vessels is a doubtful cause of hemorrhage.
Lardaceous (amyloid or waxy) degeneration of the intestinal mucous membrane is met with in chronic catarrh.
The liver, besides the change due to cirrhosis, may be affected by amyloid or fatty degeneration, or by both combined.
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