| cornoid lamella | A narrow vertical column of parakeratosis in the epidermal stratum corneum; characteristic of porokeratosis. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| haversian lamella | One of the concentric tubular layers of bone surrounding the central canal in an osteon. Synonym: haversian lamella. (05 Mar 2000) |
| intermediate lamella | One of the lamellae of partially resorbed osteons occurring between newer, complete osteons. Synonym: ground lamella, intermediary system, intermediate lamella. (05 Mar 2000) |
| interstitial lamella | One of the lamellae of partially resorbed osteons occurring between newer, complete osteons. Synonym: ground lamella, intermediary system, intermediate lamella. (05 Mar 2000) |
| elastic lamella | A thin sheet or membrane composed of elastic fibres; distinguished from elastic membrane, which usually refers to a condensed mass of fibres, as in an artery, whereas an elastic lamella may be a looser elastic layer such as found in a vein or the respiratory tract. (05 Mar 2000) |
| enamel lamella | An organic defect in enamel; a thin, leaflike structure that extends from the enamel surface toward the dentinoenamel junction. (05 Mar 2000) |
| triangular lamella | A double fold of pia mater, enclosing subarachnoid trabeculae, between the fornix above and the epithelial roof of the third ventricle and the thalami below; at each lateral margin is a vascular fringe projecting into the choroidal fissure of the lateral ventricle; on its undersurface are several small vascular projections filling the folds of the ependymal roof of the third ventricle. Synonym: tela choroidea ventriculi tertii, tela choroidea superior, triangular lamella, velum interpositum, velum triangulare. (05 Mar 2000) |
| lamella | A thin, plate-like layer, middle lamella, the layer between the walls of two adjacent plant cells. (09 Oct 1997) |
| lamella of bone | A concentric, circumferential, or interstitial lamella. (05 Mar 2000) |
| leading lamella | <cell biology> Anterior region of a crawling cell, such as a fibroblast, from which most cytoplasmic granules are excluded. (18 Nov 1997) |