amyloid, n.
(amyloids)
(amyloids)
(pathology) a waxy translucent complex protein resembling starch that results from degeneration of tissue
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derivationally related form
a non-nitrogenous food substance consisting chiefly of starch; any substance resembling starch
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amyloid
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