Definition of Lamina

1. Noun. A thin plate or layer (especially of bone or mineral).

Specialized synonyms: Lamina Arcus Vertebrae
Generic synonyms: Plate
Derivative terms: Laminal, Laminar, Laminate, Laminate, Laminate, Laminate

Definition of Lamina

1. n. A thin plate or scale; a layer or coat lying over another; -- said of thin plates or platelike substances, as of bone or minerals.

Definition of Lamina

1. a thin plate, scale, or layer [n -NAE or -NAS] : LAMINAL, LAMINAR, LAMINARY [adj]

Medical Definition of Lamina

1. Flat sheet, as in basal lamina. This entry appears with permission from the Dictionary of Cell and Molecular Biology (11 Mar 2008)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Lamina

lamer
lames
lamest
lameter
lameters
lame duck
lamia
lamia
lamiaceae
Lamiaceae
lamiae
lamias
lamiger
lamigers
lamina (current term)
lamina (current term)
laminable
laminable
laminae
laminae albae cerebelli
laminae medullares cerebelli
laminae medullares thalami
laminagram
laminagraph
laminagraphy
laminal
laminals
laminar
laminar
laminaria

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