AMYLOID PLAQUE Synonyms
There are 6 hypernyms of the phrase amyloid plaque. (close relations)
Definition of AMYLOID PLAQUE
amyloid
Best Alternative Words for AMYLOID PLAQUE
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aggregate | verb, noun, adjectivev, n, adj | |||||||
noun • the whole amount • material such as sand or gravel used with cement and water to make concrete, mortar, or plaster • a sum total of many heterogenous things taken together adjective satellite • formed of separate units gathered into a mass or whole • composed of a dense cluster of separate units such as carpels or florets or drupelets verb • amount in the aggregate to • gather in a mass, sum, or whole | ||||||||
buildup | nounn | |||||||
noun • the act of building up an accumulation • the result of the process of accumulation • highly favorable publicity and praise | ||||||||
clump | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • a grouping of a number of similar things • a compact mass • a heavy dull sound (as made by impact of heavy objects) verb • make or move along with a sound as of a horse's hooves striking the ground • come together as in a cluster or flock • walk clumsily • gather or cause to gather into a cluster | ||||||||
deposit | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • the phenomenon of sediment or gravel accumulating • matter that has been deposited by some natural process • the natural process of laying down a deposit of something • money deposited in a bank or some similar institution • a partial payment made at the time of purchase; the balance to be paid later • money given as security for an article acquired for temporary use • a payment given as a guarantee that an obligation will be met • a facility where things can be deposited for storage or safekeeping • the act of putting something somewhere verb • put, fix, force, or implant • put into a bank account • put (something somewhere) firmly | ||||||||
mass | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • (Roman Catholic Church and Protestant Churches) the celebration of the Eucharist • the property of a body that causes it to have weight in a gravitational field • a musical setting for a Mass • (often followed by `of') a large number or amount or extent • a sequence of prayers constituting the Christian Eucharistic rite • an ill-structured collection of similar things (objects or people) • a body of matter without definite shape • the common people generally • the property of something that is great in magnitude adjective satellite • formed of separate units gathered into a mass or whole verb • join together into a mass or collect or form a mass | ||||||||
amyloid protein plaque | nounn | |||||||
noun • a plaque consisting of tangles of amyloid protein in nervous tissue (a pathological mark of Alzheimer's disease) |