1700–10; named after Gabriello Fallopio (died 1562), Italian anatomist; see -ian
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Thurman had to have her fallopian tube removed after it ruptured.
From Salon ● Sep. 13, 2026
She also had an enlarged ovary and visible oviduct — an avian fallopian tube — suggesting she was getting ready for breeding, which typically happens in January or February.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 26, 2025
Six months later she was diagnosed with the cancer after doctors found a mass in her left fallopian tube while treating her for appendicitis.
From BBC ● Mar. 29, 2025
Traveling the familiar subway route on autopilot, I grieved the life waning in my fallopian tube and feared the outcome.
From Slate ● Jan. 2, 2025
It passes along the fallopian tube to the womb.
From Herself Talks with Women Concerning Themselves by Edith B. (Edith Belle) Lowry
A doctor inserts the coil into each Fallopian tube, in a procedure that typically takes less than 15 minutes.
From Washington Post ● Sep. 21, 2015
It had long been assumed that there was no communication between egg and sperm until they collided in the Fallopian tube.
From Time Magazine Archive
Around the 14th day of the cycle, ovulation occurs: the follicle releases the ovum, which travels down the Fallopian tube toward the uterus.
From Time Magazine Archive
Human Growth calls a Fallopian tube a Fallopian tube.
From Time Magazine Archive
The egg after its discharge arrives at the abdominal orifice of the Fallopian tube, which communicates directly with the abdominal cavity.
From The Sexual Question A Scientific, psychological, hygienic and sociological study by Auguste Forel
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