noun
- a fringe-like anatomical structure, especially the finger-like projections at the end of a fallopian tube
Usage: medical; anatomy
Examples
- The fimbria help guide the egg from the ovary into the fallopian tube.
- Damage to the fimbria can affect fertility.
- The surgeon carefully examined the fimbria during the procedure.
- Each fallopian tube ends in delicate fimbria.
- The fimbria create a funnel-like opening near the ovary.