Fallopian tube
Either of the two ducts through which ova pass from the ovaries to the uterusEither of the two ducts through which ova pass from the ovaries to the uterus.
» A bilateral salpingectomy, which is the surgical removal of both Fallopian tubes, will result in sterility.
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1 sensesEither of the two ducts through which ova pass from the ovaries to the uterus.
Eileiter, Ovidukt
фалло́пиева труба́fallópijeva trubá, ма́точная труба́mátočnaja trubá, яйцево́дjajcevód
яйцепрові́дjajceprovíd
- either of a pair of tubes conducting the egg from the ovary to the uterus
Examples
2 sentencesA bilateral salpingectomy, which is the surgical removal of both Fallopian tubes, will result in sterility.
Salpingectomy is the cutting away of the whole or of a piece of the Fallopian tube (corresponds to vasectomy in the male).
Translations
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Origin
Early 18th century, from Fallopius (“Latinized form of the name of Gabriele Falloppio (152Early 18th century, from Fallopius (“Latinized form of the name of Gabriele Falloppio (1523 – October 9, 1562), the Italian anatomist and physician who first described them”) + -an + tube.
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Forms
plural: Fallopian tubesSynonyms
4 synonyms- either of a pair of tubes conducting the egg from the ovary to the uterus:uterine tubeoviduct
See also
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