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Definition of Amyloid
1. Noun. A non-nitrogenous food substance consisting chiefly of starch; any substance resembling starch.
2. Adjective. Resembling starch.
3. Noun. (pathology) a waxy translucent complex protein resembling starch that results from degeneration of tissue.
Definition of Amyloid
1. a. Resembling or containing amyl; starchlike.
2. n. A non-nitrogenous starchy food; a starchlike substance.
Definition of Amyloid
1. Noun. A waxy compound of protein and polysaccharides that is found deposited in tissues in amyloidosis. ¹
2. Noun. Any of various starchlike substances. ¹
3. Adjective. Containing or resembling starch ¹
4. Adjective. (mycology) Applied to a mushroom that turns blue-black upon application of Melzer's reagent. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Amyloid
1. a hard protein deposit resulting from degeneration of tissue [n -S]
Medical Definition of Amyloid
1. Glycoprotein deposited extracellularly in tissues in amyloidosis. The glycoprotein may either derive from light chain of immunoglobulin (AIO (amyloid of immune origin): 5-18 kD glycoprotein, product of a single clone of plasma cells, the N terminal part of lambda or kappa light chain) or, in what used to be referred to as AUO, amyloid of unknown origin, from serum amyloid A (SAA), one of the acute phase proteins that increases many fold in inflammation. The polypeptides are organised as a _ pleated sheet making the material rather inert and insoluble. Minor protein components are also found. Should be distinguished from _ amyloid deposited in the brain and that is derived from amyloid precursor protein (22 Feb 2008)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Amyloid
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