When a follicle is mature, the egg within it bursts out of the ovary, and the Fallopian tube's fingerlike fimbria reach out and grab it.
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Fimbria
//ˈfɪm.bɹi.ə//
Synonyms for "fimbria" (17 found)
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6 translations across 5 languages.
Bulgarian
1 entries- фимбрия noun (anatomy)
Catalan
2 entries- fímbria noun (anatomy)
- fímbria noun (bacteriology)
Finnish
1 entries- värekarva noun (bacteriology)
Portuguese
1 entries- fímbria noun (anatomy)
Spanish
1 entries- fimbria noun (anatomy)
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