tela (?ti?l?) n, pl -lae (-li?) (Anatomy) anatomy any delicate tissue or weblike structure[from New Latin, from Latin: a web]Collins English Dictionary ? Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014