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lamella
a thin, platelike part, layer, organ, or structure; specif.,
- one of the layers of bone around a Haversian canal
- one of the two plates forming a gill in bivalve mollusks
- the gill of an agaric, as a mushroom
- Cytology middle lamella
Related Forms:
- lamellar adjective
- lamellarly adverb
See lamella in American Heritage Dictionary 4
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