Plaque
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Plaque or placque may refer to:
- Commemorative plaqueCommemorative plaqueA commemorative plaque, or simply plaque, is a plate of metal, ceramic, stone, wood, or other material, typically attached to a wall, stone, or other vertical surface, and bearing text in memory of an important figure or event...
, a flat ornamental plate or tablet fixed to a wall, used to mark a significant event, person, etc. - Memorial PlaqueMemorial PlaqueThe Memorial Plaque was issued after the First World War to the next-of-kin of all British and Empire service personnel who were killed as a result of the war....
, issued to next-of-kin of dead British military personnel after World War I - Plaque, a rectangular casino tokenCasino tokenCasino tokens are small discs used in lieu of currency in casinos. Colored metal, injection molded plastic or compression molded clay tokens of various denominations are used primarily in table games, as opposed to metal token coins, used primarily in slot machines...
In biology
- Atheromatous plaque, a buildup of white blood cell (sometimes termed fatty, despite absence of adipocytes) deposits within the wall of an artery
- Dental plaqueDental plaqueDental plaque is a biofilm, usually a pale yellow, that develops naturally on the teeth. Like any biofilm, dental plaque is formed by colonizing bacteria trying to attach themselves to a smooth surface...
, a biofilm that builds up on teeth - Mucoid plaqueMucoid plaqueMucoid plaque or mucoid rope is a term used by some alternative medicine advocates to describe a combination of allegedly harmful mucus-like material and food residue that they say coats the gastrointestinal tract of most people...
, a supposed thick coating of abnormal mucous material in the colon - Plaque (dermatology), a broad papule
- Pleural plaque, pleural fibrosisFibrosisFibrosis is the formation of excess fibrous connective tissue in an organ or tissue in a reparative or reactive process. This is as opposed to formation of fibrous tissue as a normal constituent of an organ or tissue...
, often caused by exposure to asbestos - Senile plaquesSenile plaquesSenile plaques are extracellular deposits of amyloid in the gray matter of the brain. The deposits are associated with degenerative neural structures and an abundance of microglia and astrocytes...
, an extracellular protein buildup implicated in various diseases such as Alzheimer's disease and Parkinson's disease - Viral plaqueViral plaqueA viral plaque is a visible structure formed within a cell culture, such as bacterial cultures within some nutrient medium . The bacteriophage viruses replicate and spread, thus generating regions of cell destructions known as plaques....
, a visible structure formed by virus propagation within a cell culture
See also
- Plac (disambiguation)
- PlacardPlacardA placard is a notice installed in a public place, like a small card, sign, or plaque. It can be attached to or hung from a vehicle or building to indicate information about the vehicle operator or contents of a vehicle or building.- Buildings :...
- Plack (disambiguation)