fallopian tube

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see also: Fallopian tube

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Noun

fallopian tube (plural fallopian tubes)

1. Alternative letter-case form of Fallopian tube#English|Fallopian tube

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Fallopian tube

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Early 18th century: from suf en + tube (translit en).

Noun

fallopian tube (plural fallopian tubes)

1. (anatomy) Either of the two ducts in female mammals through which ova pass from the ovaries to the uterus.

Synonyms

• gonaduct
• oviduct
• salpinx
• uterine tube

Translations

• French: trompe de Fallope, oviducte
• German: Eileiter, Ovidukt
• Italian: tuba di Falloppio
• Portuguese: tuba uterina, trompa de falópio
• Russian: фалло́пиева труба́
• Spanish: trompa de Falopio

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