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Fimbria
Meaning
Noun
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In Anatomy & Biology:
A
series
of
threads
or other
projections
resembling
a fringe.
An individual
thread
in a
fimbria
, especially a
fingerlike
projection
around the
ovarian
end of
the Fallopian tube.
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In Bacteriology & Biology:
A
series
of
threads
or other
projections
resembling
a fringe.
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.
Sourced from
Wiktionary
Synonyms
Pilus
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