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Word: plaque
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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
Source: Wiktionary
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