fimbria

[ fim-bree-uh ]

/ ˈfɪm bri ə /

noun, plural fim·bri·ae [fim-bree-ee] /ˈfɪm briˌi/.

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

Nearby words

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

Origin of fimbria

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

Related forms

fim·bri·al, adjective

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Examples from the Web for fimbria

The troops of Fimbria deserted their general, who put an end to his own life.
A Smaller History of Rome|William Smith and Eugene Lawrence
Fimbria: thick, ciliated hair at the termination of any part: fringes.
Explanation of Terms Used in Entomology|John. B. Smith
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
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

The army of Fimbria now came over to Sulla, and was received by him and united with his own.
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

fimbrial, adjective

Word Origin for fimbria

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

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Medicine definitions for fimbria

fimbria

[ fĭm′brē-ə ]

n. pl. fim•bri•ae (-brē-ē′)

A fringelike anatomical part or structure.

pilus

Related forms

fim′bri•al adj.