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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A thin vascular layer of connective tissue beneath the epithelium of an organ.
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- noun anatomy A layer or
connective tissue under theepithelium of amucous membrane
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
[New Latin lāmina propria : Latin lāmina, lamina + Latin propria, feminine of proprius, proper.]
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