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.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
 

Amyloid \Am"y*loid\ ([a^]m"[y^]*loid), n.

1. A non-nitrogenous starchy food; a starchlike substance.

2. (Med.) The substance deposited in the organs in amyloid degeneration.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)