Word: lamina
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: lam
i
na
Definition: either of two broad, flat plates of bone of a vertebra that is fused with and extends from the pedicle to the median line of the neural arch to form the base of the spinous process and that along with the pedicle forms the posterior part of the vertebral foramen
Morphemes:
Affix: lamina
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: either of two broad, flat plates of bone of a vertebra that is fused with and extends from the pedicle to the median line of the neural arch to form the base of the spinous process and that along with the pedicle forms the posterior part of the vertebral foramen
Etymology Compounds: Affix: lāmina
Language: la
Decoded: lamina
Meaning: a thin piece of metal, wood, marble; a plate, leaf, layer