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Fimbria definition

fĭmbrē-ə
fimbriae
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A fringelike part or structure, as at the opening of the fallopian tubes.
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(biol.) A fringe or border of hairs, fibers, etc. or a fringelike process, esp. at the opening of an oviduct in mammals.
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A fringelike part or structure, as at the opening of the fallopian tubes.
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A bacterial pilus.
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(anatomy) Any anatomical structure in the form of a fringe, but especially that around the ovarian end of the Fallopian tube.
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Origin of fimbria

  • Late Latin fimbria fringe back-formation from Latin fimbriae threads, fringe

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

Fimbria Sentence Examples

  • But Sulla in Greece and Fimbria in Asia defeated his armies in several battles; the Greek cities were disgusted by his severity, and in 84 he concluded peace, abandoning all his conquests, surrendering his fleet and paying a fine of 2000 talents.

  • Crossing the Hellespont in 84 into Asia, he was joined by the troops of C. Flavius Fimbria, who soon deserted their general, a man sent out by the Marian party, now again in the ascendant at Rome.

  • Taking advantage of the absence of Flaccus at Chalcedon and the discontent aroused by his avarice and severity, Fimbria stirred up a revolt and slew Flaccus at Nicomedia.

  • Fimbria treated most cruelly all the people of Asia who had revolted from Rome or sided with Sulla.

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