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amyloid

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  1. 1. a. Alt. of Amyloidal Source: opted
  2. 2. n. A non-nitrogenous starchy food; a starchlike substance. Source: opted
  3. 3. n. The substance deposited in the organs in amyloid degeneration. Source: opted
  4. 4. adj. resembling starch Source: wordnet
  5. 5. n. a non-nitrogenous food substance consisting chiefly of starch; any substance resembling starch Source: wordnet
  6. 6. n. (pathology) a waxy translucent complex protein resembling starch that results from degeneration of tissue Source: wordnet
  7. 7. 1. A non-nitrogenous starchy food; a starchlike substance. 2. (Med.) The substance deposited in the organs in amyloid degeneration. 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. Source: webster
  8. 8. The substance deposited in the organs in amyloid degeneration. Source: adambom
  9. 9. j:61/n:39 n. a non-nitrogenous food substance consisting chiefly of starch; any substance resembling starch n. (pathology) a waxy translucent complex protein resembling starch that results from degeneration of tissue Source: ecdict

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