Lamina means a flat layer or thin plate of membrane or other tissue. Lamina may be part of a structure as are the lamina of the curved bony structures that make up the spine. However, lamina may be without structure as well. The plural of lamina is laminae. Lamina is Latin for, "plate," meaning "bone."

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