[fuh-loh-pee-uh
n] 
| 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. |
| fal·lo·pi·an tube also Fal·lo·pi·an tube (fə-lō'pē-ən) n. Either of a pair of slender ducts through which ova pass from the ovaries to the uterus in the female reproductive system of humans and higher mammals. [After Gabriele Fallopio (1523-1562), Italian anatomist.] |
fallopian tube or Fallopian tube
n.
Either of a pair of slender tubes from each ovary to the side of the fundus of the uterus, through which the ova pass. Also called gonaduct, oviduct, salpinx, uterine tube.
| fallopian tube (fə-lō'pē-ən) Pronunciation Key
Either of a pair of long, slender tubes found in female mammals that carry egg cells from the ovaries to the uterus. |
fallopian tube
either of a pair of long narrow ducts located in the human female abdominal cavity that transport the male sperm cells to the egg, provide a suitable environment for fertilization, and transport the egg from the ovary, where it is produced, to the central channel (lumen) of the uterus.
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