Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A fringelike part or structure, as at the opening of the fallopian tubes.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun In zoology and botany, one of the parts or processes which collectively make a fringe; a fringing filament, fibril, or filum.
- noun plural A set of fringing processes; a fringe.
- noun [capitalized] [NL.] A genus of mollusks.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun A fringe, or fringed border.
- noun A band of white matter bordering the hippocampus in the brain.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun anatomy Any anatomical structure in the form of a
fringe , but especially that around theovarian end of theFallopian tube .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun thin projections forming a fringe (especially around the ovarian end of the Fallopian tube)
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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In addition, if the scar tissue forms in and around the fingerlike ends of your tube called the fimbria, the tubes may actually seal shut, in which case all chances for natural conception are lost.
Getting Pregnant Niels H. Lauersen 2000
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I'm particularly amused by the delicately portrayed fimbria on the first cake's Fallopian tubes.
Considering the Uterus Jen 2009
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Sipped or swallowed, it went shuddering through its new home and branched out in patterns--- or so it seemed after the second glass--- like the ice-ferns that covered the window panes, but radiating warmth and happiness instead of cold, and carrying a ghostly message of comfort to the uttermost fimbria . . .
Archive 2007-06-01 Walter Jon Williams 2007
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Sipped or swallowed, it went shuddering through its new home and branched out in patterns--- or so it seemed after the second glass--- like the ice-ferns that covered the window panes, but radiating warmth and happiness instead of cold, and carrying a ghostly message of comfort to the uttermost fimbria . . .
A Time of Gifts Walter Jon Williams 2007
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The fingerlike ends fimbria of the fallopian tube sweep across the surface of the ovary and propel the egg into the tube after ovulation.
OUR BODIES, OURSELVES The Boston Women’s Health Book Collective 2005
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In addition to the push your egg receives from the hormonal surge of LH, your fimbria, the petal-like fingers of your fallopian tube, also play an important role.
Getting Pregnant Niels H. Lauersen 2000
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Fallopian tube abnormalities: These include blockages inside the tube (resulting from infection, ectopic pregnancies, or endometriosis) as well as damaged fimbria (tubal ends) and internal tubal adhesions.
Getting Pregnant Niels H. Lauersen 2000
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Using a gentle sucking action that coaxes your egg from its shell, your fimbria actually reach down and massage your ovary just before ovulation.
Getting Pregnant Niels H. Lauersen 2000
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The fimbria or tube ends, which help your egg to ovulate
Getting Pregnant Niels H. Lauersen 2000
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Fimbrioplasty: This procedure is used to correct mild to moderate damage to your fimbria.
Getting Pregnant Niels H. Lauersen 2000
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