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fallopian tube
or Fallo·pian tube
[ fuh-loh-pee-uhn ]
noun
- one of a pair of long, slender ducts in the female abdomen that transport ova from the ovary to the uterus and, in fertilization, transport sperm cells from the uterus to the released ova; the oviduct of higher mammals.
fallopian tube
/ fə-lō′pē-ən /
- Either of a pair of long, slender tubes found in female mammals that carry egg cells from the ovaries to the uterus.
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Word History and Origins
Origin of fallopian tube1
1700–10; named after Gabriello Fallopio (died 1562), Italian anatomist; -ian
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Word History and Origins
Origin of fallopian tube1
C18: named after Gabriello Fallopio (1523–62), Italian anatomist who first described the tubes
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Example Sentences
I underwent surgery to remove one burst fallopian tube at the age of 19 and the second at the age of 20.
From The Daily Beast
Ophorectomy signifies the removal through an abdominal incision of an ovary and Fallopian tube for affections mainly inflammatory.
From Project Gutenberg
Each of these cavities terminates in a fallopian tube, which opens into the capsule of an ovarium.
From Project Gutenberg
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