Amyloid Definition & Meaning

amyloid
adjective
  1. resembling starch
noun
  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

"Amyloid" in song lyrics

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  • "pumlonary amyloid"
    AOL — AOL
  • "pulmonary amyloid"
    AOL — AOL
  • "definition of amyloid"
    AOL — AOL

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