fallopian tube
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Fallopian tube¹
- /fəˈlɔːpi.ən tuːb/ US
- [fəˈlɔʊːpi.ən tʰʊwb] US
Where it comes from
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.
noun Fallopian tubes · fallopian tube
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Either of the two ducts through which ova pass from the ovaries to the uterus.
Similar: gonaduct, oviduct, salpinx, uterine tube
fallopian tube²
noun fallopian tubes
- Alternative letter-case form of Fallopian tube
Translations
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noun duct
| Español | trompa de Falopio |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 나팔관 napalgwan, 난관 nan'gwan, 자궁관 jagunggwan |
| 日本語 | 輸卵管 yurankan, 卵管 rankan, らっぱ管 rappakan |
| 中文 | 輸卵管 /输卵管 shūluǎnguǎn |
| हिन्दी | गर्भनली garbhanlī |
| Kiswahili | futuza, mrija wa uzazi |
| Português | tuba uterina, trompa de falópio |
| Français | trompe de Fallope, oviducte |
| Deutsch | Eileiter, Ovidukt |
| Italiano | tuba di Falloppio |
| Ελληνικά | σάλπιγγα sálpinga |
| Română | oviduct, trompă uterină |
| Русский | фалло́пиева труба́ fallópijeva trubá, ма́точная труба́ mátočnaja trubá, яйцево́д jajcevód |
| Tiếng Việt | noan quản |
| العربية | قَنَاةُ الرَّحِمِ qanātu r-raḥimi |
| עברית | חֲצוֹצְרָה ẖatzotzrá |
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title = {fallopian tube},
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