fimbria (redirected from uterine tube fimbria)

fim·bri·a  (fmbr-)

n. pl. fim·bri·ae (-br-)

A fringelike part or structure, as at the opening of the fallopian tubes.

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[Late Latin fimbria, fringe, back-formation from Latin fimbriae, threads, fringe.]

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fimbri·al adj.

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fimbria [ˈfɪmbrɪə]

n pl -briae [-brɪˌiː]

(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Anatomy) Anatomy a fringe or fringelike margin or border, esp at the opening of the Fallopian tubes

[from Late Latin, from Latin fimbriae threads, shreds]

fimbrial  adj

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fimbria - thin projections forming a fringe (especially around the ovarian end of the Fallopian tube) appendage, outgrowth, process - a natural prolongation or projection from a part of an organism either animal or plant; "a bony process"