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amyloid plaque

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Noun1.amyloid plaque - a plaque consisting of tangles of amyloid protein in nervous tissue (a pathological mark of Alzheimer's disease)amyloid plaque - a plaque consisting of tangles of amyloid protein in nervous tissue (a pathological mark of Alzheimer's disease)
plaque - (pathology) a small abnormal patch on or inside the body


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