AMYLOID

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does amyloid mean? 

• AMYLOID (noun)
  The noun AMYLOID has 2 senses:

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

  Familiarity information: AMYLOID used as a noun is rare.

• AMYLOID (adjective)
  The adjective AMYLOID has 1 sense:

1. resembling starch

  Familiarity information: AMYLOID used as an adjective is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• AMYLOID (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A non-nitrogenous food substance consisting chiefly of starch; any substance resembling starch

Classified under:

Nouns denoting substances

Hypernyms ("amyloid" is a kind of...):

amylum; starch (a complex carbohydrate found chiefly in seeds, fruits, tubers, roots and stem pith of plants, notably in corn, potatoes, wheat, and rice; an important foodstuff and used otherwise especially in adhesives and as fillers and stiffeners for paper and textiles)

Derivation:

amyloid; amyloidal (resembling starch)

Sense 2

Meaning:

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

Classified under:

Nouns denoting substances

Hypernyms ("amyloid" is a kind of...):

protein (any of a large group of nitrogenous organic compounds that are essential constituents of living cells; consist of polymers of amino acids; essential in the diet of animals for growth and for repair of tissues; can be obtained from meat and eggs and milk and legumes)

Domain category:

pathology (the branch of medical science that studies the causes and nature and effects of diseases)

Derivation:

amyloidal (resembling starch)

• AMYLOID (adjective)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Resembling starch

Synonyms:

amylaceous; amyloid; amyloidal; farinaceous; starchlike

Similar:

starchy (consisting of or containing starch)

Derivation:

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

 Context examples 

Amyloid beta A4 precursor protein-binding family A member 3 (575 aa, ~61 kDa) is encoded by the human APBA3 gene.

(Amyloid Beta A4 Precursor Protein-Binding Family A Member 3, NCI Thesaurus)

This protein plays a role in the modulation of both vesicle transport and proteolytic processing of amyloid beta A4 precursor protein.

(Amyloid Beta A4 Precursor Protein-Binding Family A Member 2, NCI Thesaurus)

Widely expressed APP is processed by secretases into soluble peptides, membrane-anchored fragments, plaque amyloid components, and cytotoxic fragments.

(Amyloid Beta A4 Protein Precursor, NCI Thesaurus)

The determination of the amount of amyloid beta precursor protein present in a sample.

(Amyloid Beta Precursor Protein Measurement, NCI Thesaurus)

This protein is involved in both the proteolytic processing of amyloid beta A4 precursor protein and neuronal vesicle exocytosis.

(Amyloid Beta A4 Precursor Protein-Binding Family A Member 1, NCI Thesaurus)

A measurement of amyloid beta protein which is composed of peptides 1 to 38 in a biological specimen.

(Amyloid Beta 1-38 Measurement, NCI Thesaurus/CDISC)

These include amyloid beta protein clumps in the brain and the die-off of cells in the brain’s hippocampus, a key center for memory formation.

(The Surprising Link between Air Pollution, Alzheimer’s Disease, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)

The determination of the amount of amyloid beta protein which is composed of peptides 1 to 40 in a sample.

(Amyloid Beta 1-40 Measurement, NCI Thesaurus)

A measurement of amyloid beta protein which is composed of peptides 1 to 40 in a biological specimen.

(Amyloid Beta 1-40 Measurement, NCI Thesaurus/CDISC)

In the Golgi apparatus, APPBP2 is associated with transport or processing of amyloid precursor protein (APP).

(Amyloid Beta Precursor Protein-Binding Protein 2, NCI Thesaurus)