amyloid

Speech parts

1. amyloid - Noun

2. amyloid - Adjective

3. amyloid - Adjective Satellite

Meaning

Alt. of Amyloidal

A non-nitrogenous starchy food; a starchlike substance.

The substance deposited in the organs in amyloid degeneration.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

farinaceous amylaceous amyloidal starchlike starchy mealy coarse-grained granulose amylose pulverous branny amyloidosis farinose starchiness amyloidogenic
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Antonyms

starchless

Hypernyms

protein starch amylum

Phrases with the word

amyloid buildup amyloid burden amyloid levels amyloid load amyloid overaccumulation amyloid overexpression

Examples

Additionally, determining the relative clearance rates of amyloid-β isoforms, and any effect of amyloid plaques, will require larger studies including amyloid-positive individuals. Source: Internet

Later these became known as amyloid plaques and tau tangles, key hallmarks of Alzheimer's disease. Source: Internet

Older men often have corpora amylacea citation ( amyloid ), dense accumulations of calcified proteinaceous material, in the ducts of their prostates. Source: Internet

Deep sleep is like a power cleanse for the brain, and a single night of sleep deprivation to an increase in amyloid beta. Source: Internet

Australian researchers have come up with a non-invasive ultrasound technology that clears the brain of neurotoxic amyloid plaques - structures that are responsible for memory loss and a decline in cognitive function in Alzheimer’s patients. Source: Internet

Credit: Douglas Levere/University at Buffalo For more than 20 years, much of the leading research on Alzheimer's disease has been guided by the "amyloid hypothesis." Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

amylogram amylograph amylohydrolase amyloid accumulation amyloid aggregates amyloid beta