Definition of Amiloid
{ Am"y*loid (&?;), 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.
Am"y*loid (ăm"&ybreve;*loid), n.
1. A non-nitrogenous starchy food; a starchlike
substance.
2. (Med.) The substance deposited in the
organs in amyloid degeneration.
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
- In the field of pathology, a homogenous, waxy substance composed of protein and polysaccharides that is found deposited in tissues in certain diseases.
- Containing or resembling amyloid.
- The Nuttall Encyclopedia
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