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Lamina vs Laminitis - What's the difference?

lamina | laminitis |

As nouns the difference between lamina and laminitis

is that lamina is lamina while laminitis is (veterinary medicine) a disease of the digital laminae of the hoof.

lamina

English

Noun

(en-noun)
  • A very thin layer of material.
  • (anatomy) A thin plate or scale, such as the arch of a vertebra.
  • (botany) The flat part of a leaf or leaflet; the blade.

    • Synonyms

    * (very thin layer of material) sheet * (flat part of a leaf) blade

    Derived terms

    * laminar * laminal * laminate * laminectomy * laminotomy

    Anagrams

    * * * * * * ----

    laminitis

    English

    Noun

    (-)
  • (veterinary medicine) A disease of the digital laminae of the hoof
  • *{{quote-news, year=2007, date=January 28, author=The Associated Press, title=Sports Briefing, work=New York Times citation
    • , passage=For months, the left hind leg put Barbaro’s recovery in serious jeopardy because of laminitis , the often-fatal hoof disease. }}

    See also

    *(wikipedia "laminitis")