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Amyloid   Listen
noun
amyloid  n.  
1.
A starchlike substance.
2.
(Med.) 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.
Amyloid degeneration (Med.), Same as amyloidosis; called also waxy degeneration or lardaceous degeneration.






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Words linked to "Amyloid" :   amyloid protein plaque, starch, starchlike, amylum, farinaceous, starchy, amyloidal, protein, amylaceous, amyloid plaque



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