Plaque
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Plaque or placque may refer to:
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
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