Plaque (biology) facts for kids

A plaque in biology is a flat growth-form. The term is used for

bacteria growing on an agar plate
dental plaque, a bacterial biofilm around teeth.
senile plaques: protein deposited outside cells in the brain in Alzheimer's disease
fatty deposits inside arteries in atherosclerosis

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