amyloid
pronunciation
How to pronounce amyloid in British English:
UK ['æmɪ'lɔɪd]
How to pronounce amyloid in American English:
US ['æmɪ'lɔɪd]
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- Noun:
- a nonnitrogenous food substance consisting chiefly of starch; any substance resembling starch
- (pathology) a waxy translucent complex protein resembling starch that results from degeneration of tissue
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- Adjective:
- resembling starch
Word Origin
- amyloid (adj.)
- "starch-like," 1857, coined in German (1839) from Latin amylum (see amyl) + Greek-derived suffix -oid. The noun is attested from 1872.
Example
- 1. Perhaps some of these other conditions set off waves of cell death independent of amyloid beta .
- 2. Such research suggests that about one-third of persons over age 65 have some amyloid plaque in their brains .
- 3. Although there aren 't any effective treatments yet , studies have shown that keeping socially and physically active can slow down the cognitive decline that occurs once amyloid starts to interfere with normal nerve function in the brain .
- 4. And it was not clear whether either was really affecting amyloid because there were no direct measurements of plaques or amyloid beta protein .
- 5. Lehrer : your book talks about a new technique that allows doctors to image amyloid plaques in the brain .