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What is a lamina?

What is a lamina? Here are some definitions.

Noun
  1. A very thin layer of material.
  2. (anatomy) A thin plate or scale, such as the arch of a vertebra.
  3. (botany) The flat part of a leaf or leaflet; the blade.
  4. (geology) A fine layer that occurs in sedimentary rocks.
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Abundant basal lamina, interdigitating cell membrane, rough endoplasmic reticulum, and pinocytotic vesicles were seen in all 3 cases.
The initial cystoscopic biopsies showed transitional cell carcinoma with the invasion of the lamina propria.
The cells were surrounded by a basal lamina and joined by primitive junctions.
To estimate the relative surface area of basal lamina and apertures, we used a line intercept technique with cycloids.
Real leaf outlines may also be, for example, lobed or extended at the lamina base.
Posteriorly, the mesial lamina of the splenial is firmly sutured onto the anterior end of the prearticular.

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