fimbriae
noun
Meaning
- Any anatomical structure in the form of a fringe, but especially that around the ovarian end of the Fallopian tube.
- 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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