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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

Example Sentences

Among them was Amanda Zurawski, a Texas woman who contracted sepsis and lost a fallopian tube in 2021 after doctors refused to induce her at 18 weeks pregnant in circumstances much like Waldorf’s.

From Salon • May 27, 2026

She was eventually rushed into surgery and also had to have her right fallopian tube removed.

From Salon • Aug. 15, 2024

Doctors eventually removed her right fallopian tube to save her life, lowering her chances of having a successful pregnancy in the future.

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