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▸ noun: (countable) A piece of flat metal with writing on it, attached to a building, monument, or other structure to remind people of a person or an event.
▸ noun: (countable) A small card representing an amount of money, used for betting in casinos; a sort of gaming chip.
▸ noun: (countable, biology) A clearing in a bacterial lawn caused by a virus.
▸ noun: (countable, music) In the Hornbostel–Sachs classification system: any flat, thin musical instrument.
▸ noun: (countable, pathology) A broad patch of abnormal tissue distinguishable from surrounding tissue, especially a broad papule (“inflamed, irritated patch”) on the skin.
▸ noun: (countable, uncountable, pathology) An abnormal accumulation of material in or on an organ of the body, often associated with disease.
▸ noun: (countable, uncountable, pathology) An accumulation in artery walls made up of macrophage cells and debris containing lipids, (cholesterol and fatty acids), calcium, and connective tissue; an atheroma.
▸ noun: (uncountable, dentistry) An accumulation of biofilm, or bacteria, on teeth, which may develop into dental calculus (tartar).
▸ noun: (countable, medicine) A deposit of beta-amyloid protein occurring in a nerve cell and associated with Alzheimer's disease.
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brass,
memorial tablet,
placque,
plack,
plaquette,
plate,
plackart,
plateau,
nameplate,
plankboard,
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dental,
atherosclerotic,
small,
bacterial,
atheromatous,
large,
subgingival,
commemorative,
human,
fibrous,
white
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