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lamella


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>

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