fimbriae
- plural of fimbria.
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The lateral ends of the oviducts flare out into a trumpet-like structure and have a fringe of finger- like projections called fimbriae, illustrated in Figure 34.12b.
From Textbooks ● Jun. 9, 2022
The Fallopian tubes curve back in toward the uterus, and end in fingerlike appendages called fimbriae.
From Textbooks ● Jan. 1, 2015
The ovaries are located between the fimbriae and the uterus.
From Textbooks ● Jan. 1, 2015
The wide distal infundibulum flares out with slender, finger-like projections called fimbriae.
From Textbooks ● Jun. 19, 2013
When the inflammation is adjacent to the ostium it leads to the matting together of the tubal fimbriae and glues them to an adjacent organ.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 7 "Gyantse" to "Hallel" by Various
