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lamina

la·mina

UK/ˈlæm.ɪ.nə/ US/ˈlæm.ɪ.nə/ uncommon

noun

Origin

Borrowed from Latin lāmina (“a thin piece of metal, wood, marble; a plate, leaf, layer”). Doublet of lame.

Phrases

  • basal lamina
  • epithelial lamina
  • lamina papyracea
  • lamina propria
  • lamina proprial
  • Rexed lamina

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