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amyloid

[ US /ˈæmɪˌɫɔɪd/ ]
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
ADJECTIVE
  1. resembling starch

How To Use amyloid In A Sentence

  • Nicastrin binds to the amyloid-beta proteins, one in particular called amyloid precursor protein (APP), and then guides it to the gamma-secretase where the APP is then split in two; one half remains inside the cell and the other travels outside. Dallas Blog, Daily News, Dallas Politics, Opinion, and Commentary FrontBurner Blog D Magazine » Blog Archive » BIG NEWS ABOUT ALZHEIMER’S OUT OF UT SOUTHWESTERN
  • Amyloidosis occurs when the protein amyloid is deposited in the kidneys under conditions other than ordinary.
  • There is a build-up of amyloid plaques, true. Times, Sunday Times
  • Amyloidosis occurs when an abnormal protein becomes fibrous and becomes deposited in the heart muscle.
  • These plaques are formed when enzymes clip off and part of a protein called amyloid.
  • Since last spring, when he announced he had a rare blood disease called amyloidosis, Jordan, 58, has been chronicling his life-and-death struggle online. My Author, My Life
  • Clinical suspicion of amyloidosis as the cause of an extremity mass is likely to be very low, especially in the absence of an immunocyte dyscrasia.
  • These primary growths include primary papillomata and fibromata as the most frequent, aberrant thyroid, lipomata, adenomata, granulomata and amyloid tumors. Bronchoscopy and Esophagoscopy A Manual of Peroral Endoscopy and Laryngeal Surgery
  • A build up of beta - amyloid protein.
  • Researchers found that mice fed on foie gras started growing amyloid proteins in various organs.
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