lamella

lamella /la·mel·la/ (lah-mel´ah) pl. lamel´lae   [L.]

1. a thin leaf or plate, as of bone.

2. a medicated disk or wafer to be inserted under the eyelid.

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circumferential lamella  one of the layers of bone that underlie the periosteum and endosteum.

concentric lamella  haversian l.

endosteal lamella  one of the bony plates lying beneath the endosteum.

ground lamella  interstitial l.

haversian lamella  one of the concentric bony plates surrounding a haversian canal.

intermediate lamella , interstitial lamella one of the bony plates that fill in between the haversian systems.

vitreous lamella  lamina basalis (1).

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la·mel·la (l-ml)

n. pl. la·mel·las or la·mel·lae (-ml)

1. A thin scale, plate, or layer of bone or tissue, as around the minute vascular canals in bone.

2. A medicated gelatin disk, used instead of a solution for application to the conjunctiva. Also called disk.

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la·mellar adj.

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lamella

[ləmel′ə] pl. lamellae

Etymology: L, small plate

1 a thin leaf or plate, as of bone.

2 a medicated disk of glycerin and an alkaloid, for insertion under the eyelid, where it dissolves and is absorbed for local application.

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lamella

pl. lamellae [L.]

1. a thin scale or plate, as of bone.

2. a medicated disk or wafer to be inserted under the eyelid.

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circumferential lamella

one of the bony plates that underlie the periosteum and endosteum.

concentric lamella

haversian lamella (see below).

endosteal lamella

one of the bony plates lying beneath the endosteum.

ground lamella

interstitial lamella (see below).

haversian lamella

one of the concentric bony plates surrounding a haversian canal.

intermediate lamella

one of the bony plates that fill in between the haversian systems; called also interstitial lamella.

interstitial lamella

see intermediate lamella (above).

intrasinusal lamella

incomplete partitions which divide the frontal sinus of the horse into a number of communicating diverticula.