Amyloid

[æmilɒid]

解釋/意思:

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

(noun.) a non-nitrogenous food substance consisting chiefly of starch; any substance resembling starch.

杰德手打--From WordNet

解釋/意思:

(a.) Alt. of Amyloidal

(n.) A non-nitrogenous starchy food; a starchlike substance.

(n.) The substance deposited in the organs in amyloid degeneration.

克莉丝汀編輯

解釋/意思:

n. a half-gelatinous substance like starch found in some seeds.—adj. Amyloid′al.

校對:马特