Plaque may refer to:

Commemorations or awards

  • Commemorative plaque, a plate, usually fixed to a wall or other vertical surface, meant to mark an event, person, etc.
  • Memorial Plaque (medallion), issued to next-of-kin of dead British military personnel after World War I
  • Plaquette, a small plaque in bronze or other materials

Science and healthcare

  • Amyloid plaque
  • Atheroma or atheromatous plaque, a buildup of deposits within the wall of an artery
  • Dental plaque, a biofilm that builds up on teeth
  • A broad papule, a type of cutaneous condition
  • Pleural plaque, associated with mesothelioma, cancer often caused by exposure to asbestos
  • Senile plaques, an extracellular protein deposit in the brain implicated in Alzheimer's disease
  • Skin plaque, a plateau-like lesion that is greater in its diameter than in its depth
  • Viral plaque, a visible structure formed by virus propagation within a cell culture

Other uses

  • Plaque, a rectangular casino token

See also

  • Builder's plate
  • Plac (disambiguation)
  • Placard
  • Plack (disambiguation)
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