Plaque

Pronunciation

Definition 1

In medicine, a small, abnormal patch of tissue on a body part or an organ. Plaques may also be a build-up of substances from a fluid, such as cholesterol in the blood vessels. (NCI Dictionary)

Definition 2

Abnormal tissue that results from the progressive accumulation or deposit of certain substances in a body cavity, surface, or lumen. (NCI Thesaurus)

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