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 fimbriafringeback-formation from Latin fimbriaethreads, 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.