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Amyloid
Pronunciation : Am"y*loid
Part of Speech : n.
Definition : 1. A non-nitrogenous starchy food; a starchlike substance.
2. (Med.)
Defn: The substance deposited in the organs in amyloid degeneration.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
Pronunciation : Am"y*loid
Part of Speech : Am`y*loid"al
Etymology : [L. amylum starch + -oid.]
Definition : Defn: 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's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
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