lamella
- noun
- /ləˈmɛlə/
- Specialized
- Dogru et al. proposed that the mechanism involves the ossification of the chondral framework of the inferior turbinate to a double lamella in fetal life and the misinvagination of the epithelium into the double lamella.
- ground lamella
Examples
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Perforation of the lamella exposed the superior turbinate, and the inferior one-third was resected.
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Inside the lamella, blood flows in the opposite direction to the water, creating a counter current system that optimizes gas exchange.
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The volume of these cells depends on the course and structure of the ground lamella of the middle turbinate.
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This new region is approximately 50-100 nm thick and covers the entire Zr-Cr interface that is observable in this FIB lamella.
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Lamellar-type concha bullosa: Pneumatization is localized to the vertical lamella of the turbinate.
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We performed a right uncinectomy, removed the anterior ethmoid cells, and perforated the ground lamella in order to approach the posterior ethmoids, which were filled with the soft, smooth mass.
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Following an uncinectomy and resection of the ethmoid bullae, the medial orbital wall was identified and traced posteriorly to the basal lamella.
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Ethmoid dissection is continued posteriorly throughout the ground lamella of the middle turbinate, along the medial corridor of the ethmoid sinuses, creating a neoinfundibulum.
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Dogru et al. proposed that the mechanism involves the ossification of the chondral framework of the inferior turbinate to a double lamella in fetal life and the misinvagination of the epithelium into the double lamella.
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The scientist examined a thin lamella of tissue under the microscope.
Synonyms
A thin flat layer of bone or rock
How Thin
Surface Forms
Etymology
The word lamella comes from the Latin lamina, which means 'thin plate', and the ending -ella means 'little', so lamella is a 'little thin plate'. Think of laminate, where thin layers are joined; that is why lamellae are very thin layers in bone or tissue that help make the structure strong.