Plaques

Synonyms for "plaques" (10 found)

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Closest matches (2)

Noun(2 words)
arterial plaquebiofilm

Strong matches (3)

Noun(3 words)
dental biofilmdonor plaquelipid plaque

Related words (5)

Noun(5 words)
memorial plaquenameplateplaque filmsignsvascular plaque

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calcified plaquedonor plaquelipid-rich plaquenameplatesubgingival plaquesupragingival plaque

Collocations

6 entries
atherosclerotic plaquecommemorative plaquedental plaquememorial plaqueplaque assayplaque formation

Derivations

2 entries

Sample sentences

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Dr. Carl Sagan helped design the plaques carried by both Pioneer 10 and Pioneer 11. These plaques, bearing the images of a man and a woman as well as a diagram showing Earth's location in the Galaxy, may one day be found by an extraterrestrial civilization.

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The early stage gum disease, gingivitis, occurs when oral bacteria forms a biofilm or plaques on teeth. This dental plaque can then harden into tartar which then must be scraped away by dentists.

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Researchers then showed that a simple sugar, called trehalose, stimulated macrophages in the same way. In experiments with mice prone to atherosclerotic plaques, injection of the sugar molecule decreased plaque size by 30 percent.

Source: tatoeba (12250961)

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