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

waxy \wax"y\, a.
   resembling wax in appearance or consistency; viscid;
   adhesive; soft; hence, yielding; pliable; impressible. "waxy
   to persuasion." --bp. hall.
   1913 webster

   waxy degeneration med., amyloid degeneration. see under
      amyloid.

   waxy kidney, waxy liver, etc. med., a kidney or liver
      affected by waxy degeneration.
      1913 webster
see also:
waxy degeneration amyloid waxy kidney waxy liver 

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

amyloidosis \am`yloido"sis\ a^m`i^loid=o"si^s, n.
   med.
   a disorder characterized by deposit of extracellular
   amyloid2 in organs or tissues in an amount that interferes
   with normal function of the affected organ; it is often
   secondary to chronic rheumatoid arthritis or tuberculosis or
   multiple myeloma. called also amyloid degeneration waxy
   degeneration and lardaceous degeneration.
   wordnet 1.5 + as
see also:
amyloid degeneration waxy degeneration lardaceous degeneration 

[3] : 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 

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