单词 | plaque |
释义 | plaque (plăk) n. 1. A flat plate, slab, or disk that is ornamented or engraved for mounting, as on a wall for decoration or on a monument for information. 2. A small pin or brooch worn as an ornament or a badge of membership. 3. A scaly patch on a body part, especially the skin. 4. A biofilm of bacteria in a matrix of polysaccharides and other substances on the surface of a tooth or teeth. 5. a. A deposit of fatty material on the inner lining of an arterial wall, characteristic of atherosclerosis. b. The material that such a deposit is composed of. 6. A deposit consisting mainly of beta-amyloid and degenerating nerve tissue, found in the brain tissue of people with Alzheimer's disease. 7. A sharply defined zone of demyelination in the central nervous system characteristic of multiple sclerosis. 8. A clear, often round patch of lysed cells in an otherwise opaque layer of a bacteria or cell culture. [French, from Middle French, metal plate, from plaquer, to apply (something such as gold or plaster) to a surface, from Middle Dutch placken, to coat, patch, paste; see PLACARD.] |
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