fimbria
(fim′brē-ă)
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(fim′brē-ē″)
(fim′brē-ī″)
pl. fimbriae [L. fimbria, a fringe]
1. Any structure resembling a fringe or border, such as those in the fallopian tubes.
2. In microbiology, a pilus.
SEE: pilus (2)
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Venes, Donald, editor. "Fimbria." Taber's Medical Dictionary, 24th ed., F.A. Davis Company, 2021. Nursing Central, nursing.unboundmedicine.com/nursingcentral/view/Tabers-Dictionary/731733/all/fimbria.
Fimbria. In: Venes DD, ed. Taber's Medical Dictionary. F.A. Davis Company; 2021. https://nursing.unboundmedicine.com/nursingcentral/view/Tabers-Dictionary/731733/all/fimbria. Accessed November 14, 2024.
Fimbria. (2021). In Venes, D. (Ed.), Taber's Medical Dictionary (24th ed.). F.A. Davis Company. https://nursing.unboundmedicine.com/nursingcentral/view/Tabers-Dictionary/731733/all/fimbria
Fimbria [Internet]. In: Venes DD, editors. Taber's Medical Dictionary. F.A. Davis Company; 2021. [cited 2024 November 14]. Available from: https://nursing.unboundmedicine.com/nursingcentral/view/Tabers-Dictionary/731733/all/fimbria.
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