FALLOPIAN TUBE


Meaning of FALLOPIAN TUBE in English

fal ‧ lo ‧ pi ‧ an tube /fəˌləʊpiən ˈtjuːb $ fəˈloʊpiən tuːb/ BrE AmE noun [countable] medical

[ Date: 1700-1800 ; Origin: Gabriel Fallopius (1523-62), Italian scientist who studied the structure of bodies ]

one of the two tubes in a female through which eggs move to the ↑ uterus

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