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Word: plaque (lookup usage) (lookup stats)


Meaning:

Noun:

  • an accumulation of bacteria on teeth
  • 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.
  • biology a clearing in a bacterial lawn caused by a virus
  • medicine an accumulation of fat, usually cholesterol, in blood vessels

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