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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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"Amyloid" Quotes from Famous Books



... the muscular tissue: Muscular Rheumatism, Sciatica or Nerve Rheumatism, Atrophia, Amyloid heart, kidney and liver. ...
— Valere Aude - Dare to Be Healthy, Or, The Light of Physical Regeneration • Louis Dechmann


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