fimbriae

Variant of fimbria

fimbria definition

fim·bria (fim′brē ə)

noun pl. fimbriae -·briae′ (-brē ē′)

Biol. a fringe or border of hairs, fibers, etc. or a fringelike process, esp. at the opening of an oviduct in mammals

Etymology: ModL < L, fiber, fringe

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