English Explanatory Dictionary

Fallopian tube

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Either of the two ducts through which ova pass from the ovaries to the uterus.
noun
  1. Alternative letter-case form of Fallopian tube.

Pronunciation

/fəˈlɔːpi.ən tuːb/ [fəˈlɔʊːpi.ən tʰʊwb] LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Fallopian tube.wav

Word forms

Fallopian tube Fallopian tubes

Etymology

Early 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.

Synonyms

gonaduct oviduct salpinx uterine tube
This entry uses open data from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA/GFDL). Word forms are used for search and are not indexed as separate pages.
Back to search All on F Russian dictionary Dahl dictionary