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fallopian tube

or Fallo·pian tube

[ fuh-loh-pee-uh n ]
/ fəˈloʊ pi ən /

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.

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Nearby words

  1. falling weather,
  2. falling-off,
  3. falling-out,
  4. falloff,
  5. fallopian,
  6. fallopian tubes,
  7. fallopio,
  8. fallot's tetralogy,
  9. fallot's triad,
  10. fallout

Origin of fallopian tube

1700–10; named after Gabriello Fallopio (died 1562), Italian anatomist; see -ian
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British Dictionary definitions for fallopian tube

Fallopian tube

/ (fəˈləʊpɪən) /

noun

either of a pair of slender tubes through which ova pass from the ovaries to the uterus in female mammalsSee oviduct Related adjectives: oviducal, oviductal

Word Origin for Fallopian tube

C18: named after Gabriello Fallopio (1523–62), Italian anatomist who first described the tubes
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
Word Origin and History for fallopian tube

Fallopian tube

n.

1706, from Latinized form of the name of Gabriello Fallopio (1523-1562), Italian anatomist who first described them.

Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
Medicine definitions for fallopian tube

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.gonaduct oviduct salpinx uterine tube
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Science definitions for fallopian tube

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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