FALLOPIAN TUBE


Meaning of FALLOPIAN TUBE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ fə-ˈlō-pē-ən- ]

noun

Usage: often capitalized F

Etymology: Gabriel Fallopius died 1562 Italian anatomist

Date: circa 1696

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

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.