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fallopian tube definition

fal·lo·pian tube (fə lō′pē ən)

either of two slender tubes that carry ova from the ovaries to the uterus

Etymology: after Gabriel Fallopius (L form of Gabriello Fallopio), 1523-62, It anatomist

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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