fallopian tube
or Fallo·pian tube
[ fuh-loh-pee-uh n ]
/ fəˈloʊ pi ən /
noun
one of a pair of long, slender ducts in the female abdomen that transport ova from the ovary to the uterus and, in fertilization, transport sperm cells from the uterus to the released ova; the oviduct of higher mammals.
Origin of fallopian tube
1700–10; named after Gabriello
Fallopio (died 1562), Italian anatomist; see
-ian
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British Dictionary definitions for fallopian tubes
Fallopian tube
/ (fəˈləʊpɪən) /
noun
either of a pair of slender tubes through which ova pass from the ovaries to the uterus in female mammals
See oviduct Related adjectives: oviducal, oviductal
Word Origin for Fallopian tube
C18: named after Gabriello
Fallopio (1523–62), Italian anatomist who first described the tubes
Medical definitions for fallopian tubes
fallopian tube
n.
Either of a pair of slender tubes from each ovary to the side of the fundus of the uterus, through which the ova pass.
gonaduct oviduct salpinx uterine tube
Scientific definitions for fallopian tubes
fallopian tube
[ fə-lō′pē-ən ]
Either of a pair of long, slender tubes found in female mammals that carry egg cells from the ovaries to the uterus.
Cultural definitions for fallopian tubes
fallopian tubes
[ (fuh-loh-pee-uhn) ]
The slender tubes through which ova pass from the ovaries to the uterus. Fertilization normally takes place in the fallopian tubes. (See reproductive systems.)