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Amyloid   /ˈæmɪlˌɔɪd/   Listen
Amyloid

noun
1.
A non-nitrogenous 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.
adjective
1.
Resembling starch.  Synonyms: amylaceous, amyloidal, farinaceous, starchlike.



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... Smith's blood. Stelline, no Gemiasma. 3d specimen, do. One Gemiasma. 4th specimen. None. 5th specimen. Skin scraped showed no plants. 6th specimen. Urine; amyloid ...
— Scientific American Supplement, No. 385, May 19, 1883 • Various


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