[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

amyloid \am"yloid\ a^m"i^loid, amyloidal \am`yloid"al\
   a^m`i^loid"al, a. l. amylum starch + -oid.
   resembling or containing starch; starchlike. --as

   syn: starchlike, amylaceous
        1913 webster

[2] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

amyloid \am"yloid\ a^m"i^loid, n.
   1. a starchlike substance.
      1913 webster + as

   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. --stedman 25
      1913 webster + as

   amyloid degeneration med., same as amyloidosis; --
      called also waxy degeneration or lardaceous
      degeneration.
      1913 webster + as
see also:
amyloid degeneration amyloidosis waxy degeneration lardaceous degeneration 

[3] : WordNet (r) 2.0

amyloid
     adj : resembling starch syn: starchlike, amylaceous, amyloidal,
            farinaceous
     n 1: a nonnitrogenous food substance consisting chiefly of
          starch; any substance resembling starch
     2: pathology a waxy translucent complex protein resembling
        starch that results from degeneration of tissue
see also:
starchlike amylaceous amyloidal farinaceous 

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