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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

It also stayed attached to the left fallopian tube and cervix.

From BBC • Apr. 24, 2025

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

One of the plaintiffs, Brooke Berger, 37, of Fullerton, said a physician harvested her embryos three years ago in Colorado, though the process resulted in an ectopic pregnancy and the loss of a fallopian tube.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 23, 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