amyloid
amyloid (am"i*loid) , adjective
[Latin amylum starch + -oid.]
Resembling or containing starch; starchlike. — AS
Also: Amyloidal
amyloid (am"i*loid) , noun
1.
A starchlike substance.
2.
(Medicine) 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
Collocations (1)
Amyloid degeneration (Medicine) , Same as amyloidosis; -- called also waxy degeneration or lardaceous degeneration.