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amyloidal |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Amyloid \Am"y*loid\, Amyloidal \Am`y*loid"al\, a. [L. amylum starch + -oid.] Resembling or containing amyl; starchlike. {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 or lardaceous degeneration}. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: amyloidal adj : resembling starch [syn: {starchlike}, {amylaceous}, {amyloid}]
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