FIMBRIA


Meaning of FIMBRIA in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈfim-brē-ə ]

noun

( plural fim·bri·ae -brē-ˌē, -ˌī)

Etymology: New Latin, from Latin, fringe

Date: 1752

1. : a bordering fringe especially at the entrance of the fallopian tubes

2. : a pilus of a bacterium

• fim·bri·al -brē-əl adjective

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.