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(pathology) a waxy translucent complex protein resembling starch that results from degeneration of tissue

(pathology) a waxy translucent complex protein resembling starch that results from degeneration of tissue

Alt. of Amyloidal

A non-nitrogenous starchy food; a starchlike substance.

The substance deposited in the organs in amyloid degeneration.

Alt. of Amyloidal

A non-nitrogenous starchy food; a starchlike substance.

The substance deposited in the organs in amyloid degeneration.

A general term for a variety of different proteins that accumulate as extracellular fibrils of 7-10 nm and have common structural features, including a beta-pleated sheet conformation and the ability to bind such dyes as Congo red and thioflavine (Kandel, Schwartz, and Jessel, Principles of Neural Science, 3rd ed).

A glycoprotein occurring as a pathological infiltration in the kidneys, liver, and other organs and as a granular deposit in serous membranes.

Starch-like; containing starch.

A half-gelatinous substance like starch, found in some seeds.

Starch-like; amylaceous.

Starchlike or containing starch.

A waxy material found in the animal tissues as a result of diseases such as tuberculosis, syphilis, and prolonged suppuration. Like starch it stains with iodin, but it is a proteid and does not resemble starch in its other properties. It consists of a mixture of chondroitin and sulphuric acid and has the formula C18H27NSO4.