amyloid
— Noun
– English
~ a non-nitrogenous food substance consisting chiefly of starch; any substance resembling starch
amyloid
— Noun
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~ (pathology) a waxy translucent complex protein resembling starch that results from degeneration of tissue
amyloidal
— Adjective
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~ resembling starch
amyloidosis
— Noun
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~ a disorder characterized by deposit of amyloid in organs or tissues; often secondary to chronic rheumatoid arthritis or tuberculosis or multiple myeloma
amylolysis
— Noun
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~ conversion of starch to sugar
amylolytic
— Adjective
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~ of or related to the process of amylolysis
amylum
— Noun
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~ 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
amyotonia
— Noun
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~ lack of normal muscular tension or tonus
amyotrophia
— Noun
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~ progressive wasting of muscle tissues
amyotrophy
— Noun
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~ progressive wasting of muscle tissues
Amytal
— Noun
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~ the sodium salt of amobarbital that is used as a barbiturate; used as a sedative and a hypnotic
amyxia
— Noun
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~ a condition in which no mucus in produced
an
— Noun
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~ an associate degree in nursing
Ana
— Noun
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~ mother of the ancient Irish gods; sometimes identified with Danu
ana
— Noun
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~ a collection of anecdotes about a person or place
Anabantidae
— Noun
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~ small freshwater spiny-finned fishes of Africa and southern Asia
Anabaptism
— Noun
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~ a Protestant movement in the 16th century that believed in the primacy of the Bible, baptised only believers, not infants, and believed in complete separation of church and state
Anabaptist
— Noun
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~ adherent of Anabaptism
Anabas
— Noun
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~ the type genus of the family Anabantidae; small fish that resemble perch
anabatic
— Adjective
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~ of an air current or wind; rising especially up a slope; "an anabatic wind"