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fimbria

fimbria

9.9
A fringe of small hairlike parts on a body surface, like at the end of a Fallopian tube
  • noun
  • /ˈfɪmbrɪə/
  • Specialized
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  • The fimbria at the end of the fallopian tube helps guide the egg into the uterus.

Examples

  • Catch data on several other species found together with Pacific grenadier, particularly sablefish, Anoplopoma fimbria, are also given.

    Academic text (1990)

  • In 1980, lingcod, sablefish (Anoplopoma fimbria), and chub (Pacific mackerel, Scomber japonicus) totaled 15% of the reported catch.

    Academic text (1995)

  • Oh, one fat one, Fimbria.

    Spartacus (1960)

  • And Cajal simply drew the output going into the fimbria of the cornex.

  • Information on its biology is also included, as well as data on giant grenadier and sablefish, Anoplopoma fimbria, which are often caught together with Pacific grenadier.

    Academic text (1990)

  • Bacteria use fimbria to attach to surfaces, enhancing their ability to colonize.

  • The fimbria hippocampi connects the hippocampus to other parts of the brain, playing a role in memory.

Surface Forms

fimbria singular
fimbriae plural

Etymology

Fimbria comes from a Latin word that meant 'fringe', like the loose threads on the edge of a curtain. So in biology a fimbria is a fringe-like part that sweeps over the ovary to help catch the egg at the end of the Fallopian tube.