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fimbriae

/ˈfɪm.bɹi.i/

fimbriae is the plural of fimbria.

Meaning of fimbria

Noun

fimbria (plural fimbriae or fimbriæ)

  1. (plural-normally) An individual thread in a fimbria, especially a fingerlike projection around the ovarian end of the Fallopian tube.
    • When a follicle is mature, the egg within it bursts out of the ovary, and the Fallopian tube's fingerlike fimbria reach out and grab it.
  2. A hairlike appendage found on the cell surface of many bacteria; used by the bacteria to adhere to one another, to animal cells and to some inanimate objects.
    Synonyms:
    pilus

Questions about fimbriae

What is fimbriae the plural of?
Fimbriae is the plural of fimbria.
How do you pronounce fimbriae?
Fimbriae is pronounced /ˈfɪm.bɹi.i/.

Words near fimbriae in the dictionary

  1. fimble-fambles
  2. fimbled
  3. fimbles
  4. fimbling
  5. fimbria
  6. fimbriae
  7. fimbrial
  8. fimbrially
  9. fimbriate
  10. fimbriated
  11. fimbriately

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