HyperDic: amyloid_plaque

English > 1 sense of the expression amyloid plaque:
NOUNbodyamyloid plaque, amyloid protein plaquea plaque consisting of tangles of amyloid protein in nervous tissue (a pathological mark of Alzheimer's disease)
English > amyloid plaque: 1 sense > noun 1, body
MeaningA plaque consisting of tangles of amyloid protein in nervous tissue (a pathological mark of Alzheimer's disease).
Synonymamyloid protein plaque
Broaderplaque(pathology) a small abnormal patch on or inside the body
Spanishplaca amiloide
Catalanplaca amiloide

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