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Richard's fringes --> fimbriae of uterine tube

The irregularly branched or fringed processes surrounding the ampulla at the abdominal opening of the uterine tube; most of the lining epithelial cells have cilia that beat toward the uterus.

Synonym: fimbriae tubae uterinae, laciniae tubae, richard's fringes.