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fim⋅bri⋅a

  [fim-bree-uh]
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–noun, plural -bri⋅ae  [-bree-ee] .
Often, fimbriae. Botany, Zoology. a fringe or fringed border.
Origin:
1745–55; < NL; L fimbriae (pl.) border, fringe

Related forms:
fim⋅bri⋅al, adjective
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fim·bri·a   (fĭm'brē-ə)   
n.   pl. fim·bri·ae (-brē-ē')
A fringelike part or structure, as at the opening of the fallopian tubes.

[Late Latin fimbria, fringe, back-formation from Latin fimbriae, threads, fringe.]
fim'bri·al adj.
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Main Entry: fim·bria
Pronunciation: 'fim-brE-&
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural fim·bri·ae /-brE-"E, -"I/
1 : a bordering fringe especially at the entrance of the fallopian tubes
2 : a band of nerve fibers bordering the hippocampus and joining the fornix
3 : a pilus of a bacterium —fim·bri·al /-brE-&l/ adjective
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fimbria fim·bri·a (fĭm'brē-ə)
n. pl. fim·bri·ae (-brē-ē')

  1. A fringelike anatomical part or structure.

  2. See pilus.

fim'bri·al adj.

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