FIMBRIAE

FIMBRIA

fimbria

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

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Noun

fimbriae

plural of fimbria

Source: Wiktionary


FIMBRIA

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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