amyloid : Idioms & Phrases

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Amyloid degeneration

  • (Med.), a diseased condition of various organs of the body, produced by the deposit of an albuminous substance, giving a blue color with iodine and sulphuric acid; called also waxy ∨ lardaceous degeneration.
Webster 1913

amyloid plaque

  • noun a plaque consisting of tangles of amyloid protein in nervous tissue (a pathological mark of Alzheimer's disease)
    amyloid plaque.
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amyloid protein plaque

  • noun a plaque consisting of tangles of amyloid protein in nervous tissue (a pathological mark of Alzheimer's disease)
    amyloid plaque.
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