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• fallopian tube
  fallopian tube

  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
  Fallopian tube

  noun

  either of a pair of slender tubes through which ova pass from the ovaries to the uterus in female mammals See oviduct

fallopian tube

American  

[fuh-loh-pee-uhn] / fəˈloʊ pi ən /

Or Fallopian tube

noun

1. 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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Fallopian tube British  

/ fəˈləʊpɪən /

noun

1. either of a pair of slender tubes through which ova pass from the ovaries to the uterus in female mammals See oviduct

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fallopian tube Scientific  

/ fə-lō′pē-ən /

1. 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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Etymology

Origin of fallopian tube

1700–10; named after Gabriello Fallopio (died 1562), Italian anatomist; see -ian

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She ended up having to have her right fallopian tube removed.

From Salon ● May 26, 2026

As a BRCA1 previvor, my risk for breast, ovarian, pancreatic, peritoneal, fallopian tube and endometrial cancer is higher than normal.

From Salon ● Oct. 17, 2024

She was eventually forced to undergo emergency surgery to remove most of her right fallopian tube and roughly three-fourths of her right ovary, according to the complaint.

From Slate ● Aug. 14, 2024

But a slither of fallopian tube was accidentally left, prompting an ovary regrowth only found in an unrelated ultrasound scan.

From BBC ● Jul. 20, 2024

Each of these cavities terminates in a fallopian tube, which opens into the capsule of an ovarium.

From An Account of the English Colony in New South Wales, Volume 2 by Collins, David

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

After which we cut through the Fallopian tube, and extracted the sack, which weighed seven pounds and a half .

From Time Magazine Archive

Human Growth calls a Fallopian tube a Fallopian tube.

From Time Magazine Archive

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

If the ovum is in the Fallopian tube when the spermatozoön meets it, as is usually the case, it travels down to the uterus, and fixes itself there.

From Woman Her Sex and Love Life by Robinson, William J.