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lamellae

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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.

lamellae
(lmel´ē),
n the nearly parallel layers of bone tissue found in compact bone.


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2+] binding mucus, excreted by an exotissue (basal layer), from which calcified lamellae are produced; (2) calcification of remains of biofilms and bacterial rods, which is not controlled by the animal itself.
The bony lamellae may protrude into the mucosa, which is the characteristic appearance on bronchoscopy.
 
 
 
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