Fallopian-tube definition
Either of a pair of slender ducts through which ova pass from the ovary to the uterus in the female reproductive system of humans and other mammals.
noun
Either of two slender tubes that carry ova from the ovaries to the uterus.
noun
Either of a pair of slender ducts through which ova pass from the ovary to the uterus in the female reproductive system of humans and other mammals.
noun
Either of a pair of long, slender tubes found in female mammals that carry egg cells from the ovaries to the uterus.
Other Word Forms
Noun
Singular:
fallopian-tube
Plural:
fallopian-tubesOrigin of fallopian-tube
- After Gabriele Fallopio (1523–1562), Italian anatomist
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition