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AMYLOIDS
Noun
amyloids
plural of amyloid
Source: Wiktionary
AMYLOID
Am"y*loid, n.
1. A non-nitrogenous starchy food; a starchlike substance.
2. (Med.)
Definition: The substance deposited in the organs in amyloid degeneration.
Am"y*loid, Am`y*loid"al, a. Etym: [L. amylum starch + -oid.]
Definition: 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 or lardaceous degeneration.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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