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Encyclopedia > Plaque

The word plaque or placque may mean: Not to be confused with Plaque. ...

Look up plaque, placque in Wiktionary, the free dictionary.

Plaque or placque may also refer to: Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... It has been suggested that French Wiktionary be merged into this article or section. ... A commemorative plaque, or simply plaque, is a plate of metal attached to a wall or other vertical surface and bearing text in memory of an important figure or event. ... Improper removal of plaque caused a build up of calculus (dark yellow colour) near the gums on almost all the teeth. ... An Atheroma (plural: atheromata) is an unhealthy tissue growth which develops within the walls of arteries over time. ... Mucoid plaque or mucoid rope is an alleged thick coating of mucus-like material in the alimentary canal. ... A viral plaque is a visible structure formed within a cell culture, such as bacterial cultures within some nutrient medium (e. ... Senile plaques are clumps of A-beta peptides commonly found in Alzheimers disease on microscopic examination of brain tissue. ...

  • Plaque, a (usually) small, disk-shaped growth, common in some forms of skin cancer
  • Pleural plaque is a term for pleural fibrosis, often caused by exposure to asbestos
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Pioneer plaque - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (1291 words)
The plaque shows the figures of a man and a woman along with several symbols that are designed to provide information about the origin of the spacecraft.
The plaque is attached to the antenna support struts in a position that shields it from erosion by stellar dust.
The first plaque was launched with Pioneer 10 on March 2, 1972, and the second followed with Pioneer 11 on April 5, 1972.
Plaque - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (183 words)
Mucoid plaque, a supposed thick coating of plaque in the colon
Viral plaque, a visible structure formed by virus propagation within a cell culture
Amyloid plaque, an extracellular protein buildup implicated in various diseases (Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease).
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