fimbria

[ fim-bree-uh ]

/ ˈfɪm bri ə /

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noun, plural fim·bri·ae

[fim-bree-ee]. /ˈfɪm briˌi/.

Often fimbriae. Botany, Zoology. a fringe or fringed border.

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Origin of fimbria

1745–55; <New Latin; Latin fimbriae (plural) border, fringe

OTHER WORDS FROM fimbria

fim·bri·al, adjective

Words nearby fimbria

filtration coefficient, filtration fraction, filum, filum durae matris spinalis, fimble, fimbria, fimbria hippocampi, fimbriate, fimbriation, fimbrillate, fimbriocele

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How to use fimbria in a sentence

Fimbria treated most cruelly all the people of Asia who had revolted from Rome or sided with Sulla.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 3|Various
One of the fimbriae, the Fimbria Ovarica, is longer than the others, and it forms a shallow gutter which extends to the ovary.
The Ethics of Medical Homicide and Mutilation|Austin O'Malley
The soldiers of Fimbria, with the most revolting faithlessness, revolted to Sulla, who was now master of Asia.
The Comic History of Rome|Gilbert Abbott Becket
It was fear of Fimbria that made Mithridates more inclined to make a friend of Sulla.
Plutarch's Lives, Volume II|Aubrey Stewart & George Long

Fimbria seeing that his soldiers had deserted him, and fearing Sulla's unforgiving temper, committed suicide in the camp.
Plutarch's Lives, Volume II|Aubrey Stewart & George Long

British Dictionary definitions for fimbria

fimbria

/ (ˈfɪmbrɪə) /

noun plural -briae (-brɪˌiː)

anatomy a fringe or fringelike margin or border, esp at the opening of the Fallopian tubes

Derived forms of fimbria

fimbrial, adjective

Word Origin for fimbria

C18: from Late Latin, from Latin fimbriae threads, shreds

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Medical definitions for fimbria

fimbria

[ fĭm′brē-ə ]

n. pl. fim•bri•ae (-brē-ē′)

A fringelike anatomical part or structure.

pilus

Other words from fimbria

fim′bri•al adj.