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Entry 2 senses · 2 variants Webster, 1913

Amyloid

/(ăm"ĭ*loid)/ · Am·y·loid · IPA /ˈæmɪlɔɪd/
01 a. Resembling or containing amyl; starchlike.
  1. 1.
    Resembling or containing amyl; starchlike.[Outdated]
Phrases & compounds
Amyloid degeneration — Same as amyloidosis; -- called also waxy degeneration [or] lardaceous degeneration.
02 n. Any of a group of diverse starchlike glycoproteins deposited in the organs under some pathological conditions, such as amyloidosis; they ar…
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    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.(Med.)