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Recent Examples of lamina
The tissue in which the teeth were embedded, called the dental lamina, was similarly only recorded inside a vertebrate's jaw before the study, per CBC.
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Staff Author, PEOPLE, 10 Sep. 2025
The dental lamina has never been found outside of the mouth until now.
—Kate Wong, Scientific American, 5 Sep. 2025
Two of these organs — the vascular organ of lamina terminalis (OVLT) and the subfornical organ (SFO) — are sensory organs not unlike a nose or an ear.
—Dan Samorodnitsky, Quanta Magazine, 11 Aug. 2025
The back procedure was a laminotomy, which is a removal of a small portion of the lamina and ligaments, according to the Mayfield Clinic.
—Daniel Rapaport, SI.com, 5 Oct. 2017
A lamina is simply a very thin sedimentary bed (less than a couple centimeters thick).
—Brian Romans, WIRED, 22 Aug. 2008
Staff Author, PEOPLE, 10 Sep. 2025
The dental lamina has never been found outside of the mouth until now.
—Kate Wong, Scientific American, 5 Sep. 2025
Two of these organs — the vascular organ of lamina terminalis (OVLT) and the subfornical organ (SFO) — are sensory organs not unlike a nose or an ear.
—Dan Samorodnitsky, Quanta Magazine, 11 Aug. 2025
The back procedure was a laminotomy, which is a removal of a small portion of the lamina and ligaments, according to the Mayfield Clinic.
—Daniel Rapaport, SI.com, 5 Oct. 2017
A lamina is simply a very thin sedimentary bed (less than a couple centimeters thick).
—Brian Romans, WIRED, 22 Aug. 2008
Recent Examples of Synonyms for lamina
Noun
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William Contreras #24 of the Milwaukee Brewers tags out Shohei Ohtani #17 of the Los Angeles Dodgers at home plate during the sixth inning at American Family Field on July 08, 2025 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.—
Ben Verbrugge,
MSNBC Newsweek,
13 Oct. 2025
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The checker plate metal flooring recalls skiing facilities, while white faux fur details mimic snow.—
Martino Carrera,
Footwear News,
13 Oct. 2025
Noun
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The scale and suddenness of the devastation shocked ecologists and the public alike.—
JSTOR Daily,
JSTOR Daily,
17 Oct. 2025
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Washington dismissed the charge, understanding the complexity of the operation given the scale of destruction in Gaza.—
Faisal J. Abbas,
semafor.com,
16 Oct. 2025
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“Lamina.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lamina. Accessed 21 Oct. 2025.
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