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Fallopian tube

//fəˈlɔːpi.ən tuːb// noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    Either of the two ducts through which ova pass from the ovaries to the uterus.
  2. 2
    Alternative letter-case form of Fallopian tube. alt-of
  3. 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.

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