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Plaque
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Plaque
or
placque
may refer to:
Commemorative plaque
, a flat ornamental plate or tablet fixed to a wall, used to mark a significant event, person, etc.
Memorial plaque
, issued to next-of-kin of dead British military personnel after WWI
Plaque, a rectangular
Casino token
In biology:
Dental plaque
, a biofilm that builds up on teeth
Atheromatous plaque
, a buildup of fatty deposits within the wall of a blood vessel
Mucoid plaque
, a supposed thick coating of abnormal mucous material in the colon
Viral plaque
, a visible structure formed by virus propagation within a cell culture
Senile plaques
, an extracellular protein buildup implicated in various diseases like Alzheimer's disease or Parkinson's disease
Plaque, a (usually) small, disk-shaped growth, common in some forms of
skin cancer
Pleural plaque, pleural
fibrosis
, often caused by exposure to asbestos
See also
Placard
, a poster
Plack
, an ancient Scottish coin
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