ARTERIAL PLAQUE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does arterial plaque mean? 

• ARTERIAL PLAQUE (noun)
  The noun ARTERIAL PLAQUE has 1 sense:

1. a fatty deposit inside an arterial wall; characteristic of atherosclerosis

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

 Dictionary entry details 

• ARTERIAL PLAQUE (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A fatty deposit inside an arterial wall; characteristic of atherosclerosis

Classified under:

Nouns denoting body parts

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

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

 Context examples 

In the current study, researchers showed for the first time that a specific blood marker for red meat allergy was associated with higher levels of arterial plaque, or fatty deposits on the inner lining of the arteries.

(Researchers have found a link between allergen in red meat and heart disease, National Institutes of Health)