part of alveolus prostate gland nervous system corpus amylaceum BTO:0003256 BrendaTissueOBO One of a number of small ovoid or rounded, sometimes laminated, bodies resembling a grain of starch and found in nervous Tissue, in the prostate, and in pulmonary alveoli; of little pathological significance, and apparently derived from degenerated cells or proteinaceous secretions. amniotic corpuscle amylaceous corpuscle amyloid corpuscle colloid corpuscle corpora amylacea corpus amylacea