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Another word for plaque

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Noun
      1. To grant as merited or due:
      2. To grant an amount or other benefit legally due:
      3. Something awarded or granted, as for merit.
      1. A slab or plaque, as of stone or ivory, with a surface that is intended for or bears an inscription.
      2. A thin sheet or leaf, used as a writing surface.
      3. A set of such leaves fastened together, as in a book.
      1. A broad, flat, thick piece, as of stone or cheese.
      2. An outside piece cut from a log when squaring it for lumber.
      3. The pitcher's rubber.
      1. A smooth, flat, relatively thin, rigid body of uniform thickness.
      2. A sheet of hammered, rolled, or cast metal.
      3. A very thin applied or deposited coat of metal.
    See also:

    prize

    decoration

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Sentence Examples

  • The size of the plaque varies for the different classes.

  • Left untreated, high levels of LDL and total cholesterol can lead to the formation of plaque, the narrowing of blood vessels, vascular disease, and subsequent heart attacks and stroke.

  • Often found on the arms, legs, trunk, scalp, and sometimes in the diaper area, guttate psoriasis can clear up without treatment or disappear and resurface in the form of plaque psoriasis.

  • When one or more blood vessels in the kidneys become narrowed (renal artery stenosis) because of debris and plaque build-up, or blocked because of a blood clot (renal vein thrombosis), the kidneys are unable to function properly.

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