fimbria (redirected from fimbriae)

fimbria /fim·bria/ (fim´bre-ah) pl. fim´briae   [L.]

1. a fringe, border, or edge; a fringelike structure.

2. pilus (2).

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fimbria hippocam´pi  the band of white matter along the median edge of the ventricular surface of the hippocampus.

ovarian fimbria  the longest of the processes that make up the fimbriae of uterine tube, extending along the free border of the mesosalpinx and fused to the ovary.

fimbriae of uterine tube  the numerous divergent fringelike processes on the distal part of the infundibulum of the uterine tube.

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fim·bri·a (fmbr-)

n. pl. fim·bri·ae (-br-)

1. A fringelike anatomical part or structure.

2. See pilus.

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fimbri·al adj.

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fimbria

[fim′brē·ə]

Etymology: L, fringe

any structure that forms a border or edge or that resembles a fringe. Kinds of fimbria are fimbria hippocampi, fimbria ovarica, and fimbriae tubae terminale (spinal cord). See also pilus, def. 2.

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fimbria

pl. fimbriae [L.]

1. a fringe, border or edge; a fringelike structure.

2. one of the minute filamentous appendages of certain bacteria; associated with antigenic properties of the cell surface. See also pilus, adhesin.

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fimbria hippocampi

the band of white matter along the median edge of the ventricular surface of the hippocampus.

ovarian fimbria

occur together with the fimbriae of the uterine horn. Located in the ovulation fossa.

uterine tube fimbria

the numerous divergent fringelike processes on the distal part of the infundibulum of the uterine tube.