FALLOPIAN TUBE


Meaning of FALLOPIAN TUBE in English

Pronunciation: f ə - ' l ō -p ē - ə n-

Function: noun

Usage: often cap F

Etymology: Gabriel Fallopius † 1562 Italian anatomist

Date: circa 1696

: either of the pair of tubes that carry the egg from the ovary to the uterus

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