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fimbria

fimb·ria

UK/ˈfɪm.bɹi.ə/ uncommon

noun

1.

thin projections forming a fringe (especially around the ovarian end of the Fallopian tube)

Origin

Learned borrowing from Late Latin fimbria (“a border, fringe”), from Latin fimbriae (“fibers, threads, fringe”). Doublet of fringe.

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