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lamina

[lam-uh-nuh] / ˈlæm ə nə /
NOUN
skin
Synonyms
STRONG
bark carapace case casing coating crust cutis derma dermis epidermis fell film fur hide hull husk integument jacket membrane outside parchment peel pelt rind sheath sheathing shell shuck slough surface tegument vellum
Antonyms
STRONG
center core inside interior middle

Example Sentences

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The new teeth are rooted in a band of tissue called the dental lamina that is present in the jaw but has never been documented elsewhere.

From Science Daily • Oct. 16, 2025

Dermal denticles, including the ones on the spotted ratfish's pelvic claspers, do not have a dental lamina.

From Science Daily • Oct. 16, 2025

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

From Seattle Times • Oct. 17, 2023

We also need to find the mass m of the lamina.

From Textbooks • Mar. 30, 2016

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