AMYLOID PROTEIN PLAQUE Synonyms
There are 4 hypernyms of the phrase amyloid protein plaque. (close relations)
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| accumulation | verb, nounv, n | |||||
noun • an increase by natural growth or addition • several things grouped together or considered as a whole • the act of accumulating • (finance) profits that are not paid out as dividends but are added to the capital base of the corporation | ||||||
| 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 | ||||||
| cluster | nounn | |||||
noun • a grouping of a number of similar things verb • come together as in a cluster or flock • 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 | ||||||
| growth | nounn | |||||
noun • (biology) the process of an individual organism growing organically; a purely biological unfolding of events involved in an organism changing gradually from a simple to a more complex level • a progression from simpler to more complex forms • a process of becoming larger or longer or more numerous or more important • vegetation that has grown • the gradual beginning or coming forth • (pathology) an abnormal proliferation of tissue (as in a tumor) • something grown or growing | ||||||
| lump | verb, nounv, n | |||||
noun • a compact mass • an abnormal protuberance or localized enlargement • an awkward stupid person • a large piece of something without definite shape verb • put together indiscriminately • group or chunk together in a certain order or place side by side | ||||||
| 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 plaque | nounn | |||||
noun • a plaque consisting of tangles of amyloid protein in nervous tissue (a pathological mark of Alzheimer's disease) | ||||||
