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lamina Definition

lami·na (lam′i nə)

noun pl. -·nae′-nē′ or -·nas

  1. a thin flake, scale, or layer, as of metal or animal tissue
  2. the flat, expanded part of a leaf; blade, as distinguished from the petiole

Etymology: L, thin piece of metal or wood < ? IE *(s)tlamen, a spreading out < base *stel-, to spread

lamina Usage Examples

Preposition: of

  • hoof: The nail must penetrate deep enough to hold firm, but not deep enough to penetrate the sensitive laminae of the hoof.

Converse of object

  • call: Beneath these is a springy layer of protein called an elastic lamina.
  • join: The destinations and connectivities of these repeating units of eight cells, at the point where they join the lamina, is being determined.
  • have: Each of these layers have a basal lamina that add slightly to the distance across which exchanges are made.

Adjective modifier

  • basal: The basal lamina along the base of the cells was damaged at several foci.
  • elastic: The 3 layers are separated by 2 elastic laminae.
  • sensitive: This in turn leads to inflammatory substances being released into the blood, which supplies the sensitive laminae of the cow's feet.
  • nuclear: Abstract The nuclear lamina is a filamentous structure composed of lamins that supports the inner nuclear membrane.
  • synthetic: The cabinet is made from wood covered with a double synthetic lamina and edged with aluminum ( inside/outside ).
  • double: The cabinet is made from wood covered with a double synthetic lamina and edged with aluminum ( inside/outside ).

Modifies a noun

  • propria: The cancer has grown through the skin-like lining of the bladder into a layer underneath, called the lamina propria.
  • reticularis: This damage and ensuing repair responses are proposed to orchestrate airway remodeling via activation of myofibroblasts in the underlying lamina reticularis.
  • dura: The lamina dura is a thin white line around the root.
  • layer: You can also see lymphoid cells in the lamina propria layers.

Noun used with modifier

  • ozone: In this study, observations of ozone laminae made in Feb. 1995 during the SESAME campaign were modeling using the contour advection technique.
  • hoof: The pain is caused by pinching and inflammation of the sensitive hoof laminae at the edge of the crack.
  • leaf: These can occur anywhere on the leaf lamina but are most commonly found progressing from the leaf tip or margin ( see Fig.