{Amyloid degeneration} (Med.), a diseased condition of various organs of the body, produced by the deposit of an albuminous substance, giving a blue color with iodine and sulphuric acid; -- called also {waxy degeneration} or {lardaceous degeneration}. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
amyloidal — adj. 1. resembling starch Syn: starchlike, amylaceous, amyloid [WordNet 1.5] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
amyloidal — amy·loi·dal … English syllables
amyloidal — adjective resembling starch • Syn: ↑starchlike, ↑amylaceous, ↑amyloid, ↑farinaceous • Similar to: ↑starchy • Derivationally related forms: ↑amyloid, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
amyloid — I noun 1. a non nitrogenous food substance consisting chiefly of starch; any substance resembling starch • Derivationally related forms: ↑amyloidal • Hypernyms: ↑starch, ↑amylum 2. (pathology) a waxy translucent complex protein resembling starch… … Useful english dictionary
amylaceous — adjective resembling starch • Syn: ↑starchlike, ↑amyloid, ↑amyloidal, ↑farinaceous • Similar to: ↑starchy • Derivationally related forms: ↑amyloid ( … Useful english dictionary
farinaceous — adjective 1. resembling starch • Syn: ↑starchlike, ↑amylaceous, ↑amyloid, ↑amyloidal • Similar to: ↑starchy • Derivationally related forms: ↑amyloid … Useful english dictionary
starchlike — adjective resembling starch • Syn: ↑amylaceous, ↑amyloid, ↑amyloidal, ↑farinaceous • Similar to: ↑starchy • Derivationally related forms: ↑amyloid ( … Useful english dictionary
Amyloid — Am y*loid, Amyloidal Am y*loid al, a. [L. amylum starch + oid.] Resembling or containing amyl; starchlike. [1913 Webster] {Amyloid degeneration} (Med.), a diseased condition of various organs of the body, produced by the deposit of an albuminous… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Amyloid degeneration — Amyloid Am y*loid, Amyloidal Am y*loid al, a. [L. amylum starch + oid.] Resembling or containing amyl; starchlike. [1913 Webster] {Amyloid degeneration} (Med.), a diseased condition of various organs of the body, produced by the deposit of an… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
lardaceous degeneration — Amyloid Am y*loid, Amyloidal Am y*loid al, a. [L. amylum starch + oid.] Resembling or containing amyl; starchlike. [1913 Webster] {Amyloid degeneration} (Med.), a diseased condition of various organs of the body, produced by the deposit of an… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
