FALLOPIAN TUBE


Meaning of FALLOPIAN TUBE in English

/feuh loh"pee euhn/

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. Also, Fallopian tube .

[ 1700-10; named after Gabriello Fallopio (d. 1562), Italian anatomist; see -IAN ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .