ALA
\ɐlˈa], \ɐlˈa], \ɐ_l_ˈa]\
Definitions of ALA
- 2006 - WordNet 3.0
- 2011 - English Dictionary Database
- 2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
- 1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
- 1920 - A dictionary of scientific terms.
- 1846 - Medical lexicon: a dictionary of medical science
- 1898 - American pocket medical dictionary
- 1916 - Appleton's medical dictionary
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Any winglike projection, e. g. of vomer; the lateral petal of a papilionaceous flower; the membranous expansion on some seeds or fruits.
By Henderson, I. F.; Henderson, W. D.
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A term often used by anatomists for parts which project like a wing from the median line; as the Alce nasi, Alce of the uterus, etc. See Axilla, and Pavilion of the Ear. Also, Pterygium.
By Robley Dunglison
By Willam Alexander Newman Dorland
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