FALLOPIAN TUBE


Meaning of FALLOPIAN TUBE in English

[ fə'ləʊpɪən ]

■ noun Anatomy (in a female mammal) either of a pair of tubes along which eggs travel from the ovaries to the uterus.

Origin

C18: from Fallopius , Latinized form of the name of Gabriello Fallopio , the Italian anatomist who first described them.

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