{ Am″y‐loid (�), Am′y‐loid″al (�), } a. [L. amylum starch + -oid.] Resembling or containing amyl; starchlike.
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 or lardaceous degeneration.