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fimbriae

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noun

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The correct spelling is fimbriae. Any anatomical structure in the form of a fringe, but especially that around the ovarian end of the Fallopian tube.

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  1. 1.Any anatomical structure in the form of a fringe, but especially that around the ovarian end of the Fallopian tube.
  2. 2.Hairlike appendage found on the cell surface of many bacteria; used by the bacteria to adhere to one another, to animal cells and to some inanimate objects.

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