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Meaning
Noun
●
Any
flat
,
thin
piece
of
clay
,
ivory
,
metal
, etc; used for
ornament
, or for
painting
pictures
upon, as a
dish
,
plate
,
slab
, etc.,
hung
upon a
wall
; also, a
smaller
decoration
worn
by a person, such as a brooch.
●
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.
●
A small
card
representing
an amount of money, used for
betting
in
casinos
; a
sort of
gaming
chip.
●
In Biology:
A
clearing
in a
bacterial
lawn
caused
by a virus.
●
In Musical instruments:
In the Hornbostel–Sachs
classification
system: any
flat
,
thin
musical
instrument.
●
In Pathology:
A
broad
patch
of
abnormal
tissue
distinguishable
from
surrounding
tissue
, especially a
broad
papule
(“inflamed,
irritated
patch
”) on the skin.
●
In Pathology:
An
abnormal
accumulation
of
material
in or on an
organ
of the body, often associated with disease.
An
accumulation
in
artery
walls
made up
of
macrophage
cells and
debris
containing
lipids
, (cholesterol and
fatty acids
),
calcium
, and
connective tissue
; an atheroma.
●
In Dentistry & Pathology:
An
abnormal
accumulation
of
material
in or on an
organ
of the body, often associated with disease.
An
accumulation
of
biofilm
, or
bacteria
, on
teeth
, which may develop into
dental calculus
(tartar).
●
In Medicine & Pathology:
An
abnormal
accumulation
of
material
in or on an
organ
of the body, often associated with disease.
A
deposit
of beta-amyloid
protein
occurring
in a
nerve cell
and associated with Alzheimer's disease.
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