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Amyloid Common

Amyloid has 5 different meanings across 2 categories:

Noun · Adjective

Definitions
Noun
1

a non-nitrogenous food substance consisting chiefly of starch; any substance resembling starch

2

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

3

A waxy compound of protein and polysaccharides that is found deposited in tissues in amyloidosis.