Main Entry: la·mel·la

Pronunciation: \lə-ˈmel-ə\

Function: noun

Inflected Form(s): plural la·mel·lae \-ˈme-ˌlē, -ˌlī\ also lamellas

1 : an organ, process, or part resembling a plate: as a : one of the bony concentric layers surrounding the haversian canals in bone b (1) : one of the incremental layers of cementum laid down in a tooth (2) : a thin sheetlike organic structure in the enamel of a tooth extending inward from a surface crack
2 : a small medicated disk prepared from gelatin and glycerin for use especially in the eyes <lamellae of atropine>