am·y·loid /-ˌlɔɪd/
 (a.)澱粉質的,含澱粉的澱粉質食物,澱粉體


 am·y·loid /ˈæməˌlɔɪd/ 名詞
 澱粉狀蛋白


 am·y·loid Am·y·loid·al a.  Resembling or containing starch; starchlike. --AS
 Syn: -- starchlike, amylaceous


 am·y·loid n.
 1. A starchlike substance.
 2. Med. Any of a group of diverse starchlike glycoproteins deposited in the organs under some pathological conditions, such as amyloidosis; they are composed of linear nonbranching fibrils when viewed under the electron microscope.  --Stedman 25
 Amyloid degeneration Med., Same as amyloidosis; -- called also waxy degeneration or  lardaceous degeneration.

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 amyloid
      adj : resembling starch [syn: starchlike, amylaceous, amyloidal,
             farinaceous]
      n 1: a nonnitrogenous 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