a plaque consisting of tangles of amyloid protein in nervous tissue (a pathological mark of Alzheimer's disease)
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
resembling starch
(pathology) a waxy translucent complex protein resembling starch that results from degeneration of tissue
(pathology) a small abnormal patch on or inside the body
