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fimbria

Syllabification: (fim·bri·a)
Pronunciation: /ˈfimbrēə/
Definition of fimbria

noun (plural fimbriae /-brēˌē, -brēˌī/)

chiefly Anatomy
  • a series of threads or other projections resembling a fringe.
  • [usually in plural] an individual thread in a fimbria, especially a fingerlike projection at the end of the fallopian tube near the ovary.

Derivatives

fimbrial

Pronunciation: /-brēəl/
adjective

Origin:

mid 18th century: from late Latin, literally 'border, fringe'

fimbria in other Oxford dictionaries

Definition of fimbria in the British & World English dictionary