1700–10; named after Gabriello Fallopio (died 1562), Italian anatomist; see -ian
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She needed an urgent hysterectomy to remove her womb as well as some of her cervix, a fallopian tube and an ovary, plus part of her bladder.
From BBC ● Dec. 7, 2024
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 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
The round ligaments, two in number, are about five inches long and are situated between the layers of the broad ligament, one on each side of the womb in front and below the fallopian tube.
From Mother's Remedies Over One Thousand Tried and Tested Remedies from Mothers of the United States and Canada by Ritter, Thomas Jefferson
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
It is taken up by the Fallopian tube, marked od 50 in the picture, and it passes down the tube into the uterus and through the vagina out into the world.”
From Almost a Woman by Wood-Allen, Mary
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