multilaminaradj.
/ˌmʌltɪˈlamᵻnə/, /ˌmʌltɪˈlamn̩ə/, U.S. /ˌməltiˈlæmənər/; see also multi- comb. form. Chiefly Anatomy and Medicine.
= multilaminated adj.
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the world > space > relative position > condition of being external > covering > a layer > [adjective] > having many layers > thin
multilamellous1839
multilamellate1846
multilaminar1876
polylaminated1876
multilaminated1877
multilamellar1878
multilaminate1890
multilamellated1969
1876 J. Van Duyn & E. C. Seguin tr. E. L. Wagner Man. Gen. Pathol. 469 Thickening of the epithelial layer of some mucous membranes with multilaminar pavement epithelium.
1928 Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) B. 216 378 The only part of the outer [germ] layer which is multilaminar is found in the region of the optic rudiments.
1975 Amer. Jrnl. Ophthalmol. 80 678 The second patient, with congenital hereditary endothelial dystrophy, showed a thickened multilaminar Descemet's membrane.
1994 Corrosion Sci. 36 797 Chloride-mediated atmospheric corrosion was simulated on multilaminar, printed-circuit cells.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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