From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Amyloid \Am"y*loid\, Amyloidal \Am'y*loid"al\, adjective [L. amylum starch + -oid.] 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 degeneration} or {lardaceous degeneration}.
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Amyloid \Am"y*loid\ ([a^]m"[y^]*loid), noun
1. A non-nitrogenous starchy food; a starchlike substance.
2. (Med.) The substance deposited in the organs in amyloid degeneration.
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
adjective
1: resembling starch [syn: {starchlike}, {amylaceous}, {amyloidal}, {farinaceous}]
noun
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
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