Lamina may refer to:
People
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Saa Emerson Lamina
Saa Emerson Lamina is a Sierra Leonean politician and the Mayor of Koidu Town. Lamina is the youngest mayor in Sierra Leone's history, and at the time of his inauguration was the youngest mayor in West Africa.
Early life and education
Saa Eme ...
, Sierra Leonean politician
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Tamba Lamina, Sierra Leonean politician and diplomat
Science and technology
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Planar lamina, a two-dimensional planar closed surface with mass and density, in mathematics
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Laminar flow
Laminar flow () is the property of fluid particles in fluid dynamics to follow smooth paths in layers, with each layer moving smoothly past the adjacent layers with little or no mixing. At low velocities, the fluid tends to flow without lateral m ...
, (or streamline flow) occurs when a fluid flows in parallel layers, with no disruption between the layers
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Lamina (algae)
The lamina or blade in macroscopic algae, like seaweed, is a generally flattened structure that typically forms the principal bulk of the thallus. It is often developed into specialised organs such as pneumatocyst, flotation bladders and reproduct ...
, a structure in seaweeds
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Lamina (anatomy)
Lamina is a general anatomical term meaning "plate" or "layer". It is used in both gross anatomy and microscopic anatomy to describe structures.
Some examples include:
* The laminae of the thyroid cartilage: two leaf-like plates of cartilage t ...
, with several meanings
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Lamina (leaf)
A leaf (: leaves) is a principal appendage of the stem of a vascular plant, usually borne laterally above ground and specialized for photosynthesis. Leaves are collectively called foliage, as in "autumn foliage", while the leaves, stem, f ...
, the flat part of a leaf, an organ of a plant
* Lamina, the largest petal of a floret in an aster family flowerhead: see
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''Lamina'' (spider), a genus in the family Toxopidae
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Lamina (neuropil) The lamina is the most peripheral neuropil of the insect visual system. There are twelve distinct neuron classes in the lamina: the lamina monopolar cells L1-L5, two GABA
GABA (gamma-aminobutyric acid, γ-aminobutyric acid) is the chief inhib ...
, the most peripheral neuropil of the insect visual system
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Nuclear lamina
The nuclear lamina is a dense (~30 to 100 nm thick) fibrillar network inside the nucleus of eukaryote cells. It is composed of intermediate filaments and membrane associated proteins. Besides providing mechanical support, the nuclear lam ...
, another structure of a living cell
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Basal lamina
The basal lamina is a layer of extracellular matrix secreted by the epithelial cells, on which the epithelium sits. It is often incorrectly referred to as the basement membrane, though it does constitute a portion of the basement membrane. The b ...
, a structure of a living cell
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Lamina propria
The lamina propria is a thin layer of connective tissue that forms part of the moist linings known as mucous membranes or mucosae, which line various tubes in the body, such as the respiratory tract, the gastrointestinal tract, and the urogenital ...
, the connective part of the mucous
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Lamina of the vertebral arch
Each vertebra (: vertebrae) is an irregular bone with a complex structure composed of bone and some hyaline cartilage, that make up the vertebral column or spine, of vertebrates. The proportions of the vertebrae differ according to their spina ...
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Lamination (geology)
In geology, lamination () is a small-scale sequence of fine layers (: laminae; : lamina) that occurs in sedimentary rocks. Laminae are normally smaller and less pronounced than bedding (geology), bedding. Lamination is often regarded as planar st ...
, a layering structure in sedimentary rocks usually less than 1 cm in thickness
* Laminae, a part of the
horse hoof
A horse hoof is the lower extremity of each leg of a horse, the part that makes contact with the ground and carries the weight of the animal. It is both hard and flexible. It is a complex structure surrounding the distal Phalanx bones, phalanx o ...
* Laminae, another name for the
core lamiids, a clade in botany
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Lamia
Lamia (; ), in ancient Greek mythology, was a child-eating monster and, in later tradition, was regarded as a type of night-haunting spirit or "daimon".
In the earliest myths, Lamia was a beautiful queen of ancient Libya who had an affair with ...
, a creature from Greek mythology.
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Lamia (Basque mythology)
The (or ) (plural: or ) is a siren or nereid-like creature in Basque mythology. Lamiak are typically portrayed as living in and around rivers. They are depicted as beautiful, long-haired women with webbed duck feet, usually found at the ri ...
, a creature from Basque mythology
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Lamina cribrosa (disambiguation)
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Laminar (disambiguation)
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