lamina

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In humans, the dental lamina disintegrates after we grow our adult teeth, but many vertebrates retain the ability to replace their teeth.

From Science Daily • Oct. 16, 2025

"When we saw the dental lamina for the first time, our eyes popped," Cohen said.

From Science Daily • Oct. 16, 2025

The impact fractured the C5 lamina in Cogliano’s cervical spine.

From Seattle Times • Oct. 17, 2023

In compound leaves, the lamina is separated into leaflets.

From Textbooks • Jun. 9, 2022

Alvarez wondered what it was about a thin lamina of clay, barely a quarter of an inch thick, that could account for such a dramatic moment in Earth’s history.

From "A Short History of Nearly Everything" by Bill Bryson