| amyloid | (n) a non-nitrogenous food substance consisting chiefly of starch; any substance resembling starch |
| amyloid | (n) (pathology) a waxy translucent complex protein resembling starch that results from degeneration of tissue |
| amyloidosis | (n) a disorder characterized by deposit of amyloid in organs or tissues; often secondary to chronic rheumatoid arthritis or tuberculosis or multiple myeloma |
| amyloid plaque | (n) a plaque consisting of tangles of amyloid protein in nervous tissue (a pathological mark of Alzheimer's disease), Syn. amyloid protein plaque |
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| amyloidosis | n. (Med.) A disorder characterized by deposit of extracellular amyloid{ 2 } in organs or tissues in an amount that interferes with normal function of the affected organ; it is often secondary to chronic rheumatoid arthritis or tuberculosis or multiple myeloma. Called also |