fallopian tube

fal·lo·pi·an tube also Fal·lo·pi·an tube  (f-lp-n)

n.

Either of a pair of slender ducts through which ova pass from the ovaries to the uterus in the female reproductive system of humans and higher mammals.

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[After Gabriele Fallopio (1523-1562), Italian anatomist.]

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Fallopian tube [fəˈləʊpɪən]

n

(Medicine / Gynaecology & Obstetrics) either of a pair of slender tubes through which ova pass from the ovaries to the uterus in female mammals See oviduct Related adjs oviducal, oviductal

[named after Gabriello Fallopio (1523-62), Italian anatomist who first described the tubes]

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fallopian tube  (f-lp-n)

Either of a pair of long, slender tubes found in female mammals that carry egg cells from the ovaries to the uterus.

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

Fallopian tube - either of a pair of tubes conducting the egg from the ovary to the uterus oviduct, uterine tube salpinx - a tube in the uterus or the ear female reproductive system - the reproductive system of females female internal reproductive organ - the reproductive organs of a woman uterus, womb - a hollow muscular organ in the pelvic cavity of females; contains the developing fetus

Translations

Fallopian tube [fəˌləʊpɪənˈtjuːb] N → trompa f de Falopio

Fallopian tube

n → Eileiter m

fallopian tube [fəˈləʊpɪənˈtjuːb] n (Anat) → tuba di Fallopio

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fallopian tube [fəˈləʊpɪənˈtjuːb] n (Anat) → tuba di Fallopio