HyperDic: amyloid_plaque

English > 1 sense of the expression *amyloid plaque*:
NOUN	body	amyloid plaque, amyloid protein plaque	a 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
Meaning	A plaque consisting of tangles of amyloid protein in nervous tissue (a pathological mark of Alzheimer's disease).
Synonym	amyloid protein plaque
Broader	plaque	(pathology) a small abnormal patch on or inside the body
Spanish	placa amiloide
Catalan	placa amiloide