Amyloid /(ăm"ĭ*loid)/

Am·y·loid

Amyloid

a.
  1. Resembling or containing amyl; starchlike. [Outdated]

Phrases & Compounds
Amyloid degeneration
Same as amyloidosis; -- called also waxy degeneration [or] lardaceous degeneration.

amyloid

n.
  1. Any of a group of diverse starchlike glycoproteins deposited in the organs under some pathological conditions, such as amyloidosis; they are composed of linear nonbranching fibrils when viewed under the electron microscope. (Med.)