Webster's 1913 Dictionary
AMYLOID
AMYLOID Am "y *loid, n.
1. A non-nitrogenous starchy food; a starchlike substance.
2. (Med. )
Defn: The substance deposited in the organs in amyloid degeneration.
AMYLOID; AMYLOIDAL
Am "y *loid, Am `y *loid "al, a. Etym: [L. amylum starch + -oid.]
Defn: 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.
New American Oxford Dictionary
amyloid
am y loid |ˈaməˌloid ˈæməlɔɪd |Medicine ▶noun a starchlike protein that is deposited in the liver, kidneys, spleen, or other tissues in certain diseases. • another term for amyloidosis.
amyloidosis
am y loi do sis |ˌaməloiˈdōsis ˌæməlɔɪˈdoʊsɪs | ▶noun Medicine a disorder marked by deposition of amyloid in the body.
Oxford Dictionary
amyloid
amyloid |ˈamɪlɔɪd | ▶noun [ mass noun ] Medicine a starch-like protein which is deposited in the liver, kidneys, spleen, or other tissues in certain diseases. • another term for amyloidosis.
amyloidosis
amyloidosis |ˌamɪlɔɪˈdəʊsɪs | ▶noun [ mass noun ] Medicine deposition of amyloid in the body.
Duden Dictionary
amyloid
amy lo id Adjektiv |amylo i d |griechisch stärkeähnlich
Amyloid
Amy lo id Substantiv, Neutrum Medizin , das |Amylo i d |das Amyloid; Genitiv: des Amyloids, Plural: die Amyloide stärkeähnlicher Eiweißkörper, der durch krankhafte Prozesse im Organismus entsteht und sich im Bindegewebe der Blutgefäße ablagert
Amyloidose
Amy lo i do se Substantiv, feminin Medizin , die |Amyloid o se |die Amyloidose; Genitiv: der Amyloidose, Plural: die Amyloidosen griechisch-neulateinisch Gewebsentartung (besonders in Leber, Milz, Nieren ) infolge Ablagerung von Amyloiden, wodurch eine Verhärtung des Gewebes entsteht
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