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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