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Noun: amyloid plaque
  1. A plaque consisting of tangles of amyloid protein in nervous tissue (a pathological mark of Alzheimer's disease)
    "Researchers are developing methods to detect amyloid plaques in living patients";
    - amyloid protein plaque

Derived forms: amyloid plaques

Type of: plaque

Encyclopedia: Amyloid plaque