(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.
Amyloid degeneration (Med.), Same as amyloidosis; called also waxy degeneration or lardaceous degeneration.
adjective
amyloid, Amyloidal adj. Resembling or containing starch; starchlike.
... 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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