PLAQUE


Meaning of PLAQUE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈplak ]

noun

Etymology: French, from Middle French, metal sheet, from plaquer to plate, from Middle Dutch placken to piece, patch; akin to Middle Dutch placke piece, Middle High German placke patch

Date: 1845

1.

a. : an ornamental brooch ; especially : the badge of an honorary order

b. : a flat thin piece (as of metal) used for decoration

c. : a commemorative or identifying inscribed tablet

2.

a. : a localized abnormal patch on a body part or surface

b. : a sticky usually colorless film on teeth that is formed by and harbors bacteria

c. : an atherosclerotic lesion

d. : a histopathologic lesion of brain tissue that is characteristic of Alzheimer's disease and consists of a dense proteinaceous core composed primarily of beta-amyloid that is often surrounded and infiltrated by a cluster of degenerating axons and dendrites

3. : a clear area in a bacterial culture produced by viral destruction of cells

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.