1700–10; named after Gabriello Fallopio (died 1562), Italian anatomist; see -ian
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Such deaths typically occur in the first trimester, after a pregnancy fails to properly implant in the uterus and begins to develop elsewhere, most commonly inside a fallopian tube.
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
She was eventually rushed into surgery and also had to have her right fallopian tube removed.
From Salon ● Aug. 15, 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 David Collins
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
Finally they were implanted in the right Fallopian tube of a New Zealand Red doe which had been rendered pseudopregnant by a sterile mating.
From Time Magazine Archive
After which we cut through the Fallopian tube, and extracted the sack, which weighed seven pounds and a half .
From Time Magazine Archive
Usually, only one ovary responds, and on Day 10 or soon after, a fully formed ovum is released into the Fallopian tube.
From Time Magazine Archive
An inflammation of the Fallopian tube is therefore called salpingitis.
From Woman Her Sex and Love Life by William J. Robinson
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