Amyloid - Definition
amyloid
adj 1: resembling starch [syn: starchlike, amylaceous,
amyloid, amyloidal, farinaceous]
n 1: a non-nitrogenous food substance consisting chiefly of
starch; any substance resembling starch
2: (pathology) a waxy translucent complex protein resembling
starch that results from degeneration of tissue