FIMBRIA

fimbria

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

Source: WordNet® 3.1

Etymology

Noun

fimbria (plural fimbriae or fimbriæ)

(anatomy) Any anatomical structure in the form of a fringe, but especially that around the ovarian end of the Fallopian tube.

(bacteriology) hairlike appendage found on the cell surface of many bacteria; used by the bacteria to adhere to one another, to animal cells and to some inanimate objects.

Synonyms

• (bacteriology): pilus

Source: Wiktionary

Fim"bri*a, n.; pl. Fimbriæ. Etym: [L., fringe. See Fringle.] (Anat.) (a) pl.

Definition: A fringe, or fringed border. (b) A band of white matter bordering the hippocampus in the brain.

– Fim"bri*al, a.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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