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Word: Plaque
Speech Type: Noun
mid 19th century: from French, from Dutch plak ‘tablet’, from plakken ‘to stick’
plak
plɑːk
an ornamental tablet, typically of metal, porcelain, or wood, that is fixed to a wall or other surface in commemoration of a person or event.
Short Definition:commemorative tablet
a sticky deposit on teeth in which bacteria proliferate
Short Definition:sticky deposit on teeth
Examples:- plaque around gum margins can lead to gingivitis
a small, distinct, typically raised patch or region on or within the body resulting from local damage or deposition of material, such as a fatty deposit on an artery wall in atherosclerosis or a site of localized damage of brain tissue in Alzheimer's disease.
Short Definition:small raised patch on or in body
a flat counter used in gambling.
Short Definition:counter used in gambling
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