- fallopian tube
- noun Usage: often capitalized F Etymology: Gabriel Fallopius died 1562 Italian anatomist Date: circa 1696 either of the pair of tubes that carry the egg from the ovary to the uterus
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Fallopian tube — ► NOUN Anatomy ▪ (in a female mammal) either of a pair of tubes along which eggs travel from the ovaries to the uterus. ORIGIN named after the Italian anatomist Gabriello Fallopio (1523 62) … English terms dictionary
fallopian tube — [fə lō′pē ən] n. [after Gabriel Fallopius (L form of Gabriello Fallopio), 1523 62, It anatomist] [also F t ] either of two slender tubes that carry ova from the ovaries to the uterus … English World dictionary
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Fallopian tube — One of the two Fallopian tubes that transport the egg from the ovary to the uterus (the womb). In the diagram, the Fallopian tubes are not labeled but are well shown running between the uterus and ovaries. The Fallopian tubes have small hair like … Medical dictionary
fallopian tube — UK [fəˌləʊpɪən ˈtjuːb] / US [fəˌloʊpɪən ˈtub] noun [countable] Word forms fallopian tube : singular fallopian tube plural fallopian tubes medical one of the two tubes in a woman s body that carry eggs produced in her ovaries to her womb (= the… … English dictionary
Fallopian tube — oviduct, uterine tube either of a pair of tubes that conduct ova (egg cells) from the ovary to the uterus (see reproductive system). The ovarian end opens into the abdominal cavity via a funnel shaped structure with finger like projections… … The new mediacal dictionary
fallopian tube — A slender tube through which eggs pass from an ovary to the uterus. In the female reproductive tract, there is one ovary and one fallopian tube on each side of the uterus … English dictionary of cancer terms
fallopian tube — /fəˈloʊpiən tjub/ (say fuh lohpeeuhn tyoohb) noun one of the uterine tubes, a pair of slender oviducts leading from the ovaries to the uterus, for transport and fertilisation of ova. Also, Fallopian tube. {named after Gabriello Fallopio, 1523–62 …
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