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Fimbria

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Noun

1. fimbria

thin projections forming a fringe (especially around the ovarian end of the Fallopian tube)

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Fimbria

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noun plural -briae (-brɪˌiː)
anatomy
a fringe or fringelike margin or border, esp at the opening of the Fallopian tubes

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Fimbria

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nounWord forms: plural ˈfimbriˌae (ˈfɪmbriˌi ; fimˈbrēēˌ)
Biology
a fringe or border of hairs, fibers, etc. or a fringelike process, esp. at the opening of an oviduct in mammals

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Fimbria

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n. pl. fim·bri·ae (-brē-ē′)
1. A fringelike part or structure, as at the opening of the fallopian tubes.
2. A bacterial pilus.

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