amyloid adjective & noun. ['amɪlɔɪd] M19.
[formed as AMYLO- + -OID.]
A. adjective.
1. Resembling (the chemical structure of) starch. M19.

2. Medicine. Of or pertaining to amyloid. L19.
b. noun. Medicine. A glycoprotein (orig. thought to be akin to starch) deposited in connective tissue in certain diseases. L19.

■ amyloi'dosis noun deposition of amyloid in the tissues E20.

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