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AMYLOID PLAQUE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does amyloid plaque mean? 

AMYLOID PLAQUE (noun)
  The noun AMYLOID PLAQUE has 1 sense:

1. a plaque consisting of tangles of amyloid protein in nervous tissue (a pathological mark of Alzheimer's disease)play

  Familiarity information: AMYLOID PLAQUE used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


AMYLOID PLAQUE (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

A plaque consisting of tangles of amyloid protein in nervous tissue (a pathological mark of Alzheimer's disease)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting body parts

Synonyms:

amyloid plaque; amyloid protein plaque

Hypernyms ("amyloid plaque" is a kind of...):

plaque ((pathology) a small abnormal patch on or inside the body)


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