Fallopian tube
/fəˈlɔːpi.ən tuːb/ noun
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Definitions
Noun
- 1 Either of the two ducts through which ova pass from the ovaries to the uterus.
- 2 Alternative letter-case form of Fallopian tube. alt-of
- 3 either of a pair of tubes conducting the egg from the ovary to the uterus wordnet
Etymology
Early 18th century, from Fallopius (“Latinized form of the name of Gabriele Falloppio (1523 – October 9, 1562), the Italian anatomist and physician who first described them”) + -an + tube.