What does Plaque mean?

Definitions for Plaque
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Princeton's WordNet

  1. plaquenoun

    (pathology) a small abnormal patch on or inside the body

  2. brass, memorial tablet, plaquenoun

    a memorial made of brass

Wiktionary

  1. plaquenoun

    Any flat, thin piece of metal, clay, ivory, or the like, used for ornament, or for painting pictures upon, as a slab, plate, dish, or the like, hung upon a wall; also, a smaller decoration worn on the person, as a brooch.

  2. plaquenoun

    An accumulation of biofilm, or bacteria on teeth.

  3. plaquenoun

    Atheroma, an accumulation in artery walls made up of macrophage cells and debris containing lipids, (cholesterol and fatty acids), calcium, and connective tissue.

  4. plaquenoun

    A clearing in a bacterial lawn caused by a virus.

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  1. plaque

    A plaque is a flat, often round, deposit or buildup of material that adheres to a surface. This term is used in various contexts to describe different substances such as bacterial accumulations on teeth, fat deposits in blood vessels, inscribed commemorative pieces, or areas of abnormal tissue in the brain associated with conditions like Alzheimer's disease.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Plaquenoun

    any flat, thin piece of metal, clay, ivory, or the like, used for ornament, or for painting pictures upon, as a slab, plate, dish, or the like, hung upon a wall; also, a smaller decoration worn on the person, as a brooch

  2. Etymology: [F. Cf. Plack, and see Placard.]

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary

  1. Plaque

    plak, n. a flat piece of metal or other material, used for ornament, as a brooch, &c., or for painting on, to form a wall-picture.—n. Plaquette′, a small plaque. [Fr.; cf. Plack.]

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of Plaque in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of Plaque in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

Examples of Plaque in a Sentence

  1. Jeff Sevigny:

    I'm very pleased with the result, the 6 mg/kg dose fit in quite nicely on one measure( plaque reduction), and on another measure it came within the ballpark.

  2. Doug Williamson:

    Increasingly, there are imaging technologies that allow you to look at deposited amyloid plaque and even deposited tau in the brain.

  3. Emily Vondrachek:

    Hand painted a plaque with footprints for 2/24/09. He was born on the 23rd. I think it must be February.

  4. Ambassador David Friedman:

    We are so excited, we have the official seal of the United States Embassy. We have the dedication plaque. They are covered right now, but on Monday they are going to be unveiled.

  5. Laura Weyrich:

    In ancient dental calculus, we are able to find DNA from the microorganisms in the plaque, but also anything else that has gone into the mouth, including food or work items -- for example if ancient people were cutting rope with their teeth, we might be able to see the DNA from the plant material used to make the rope.

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