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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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