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Fallopian

Fal-lo′pi-an

,
Adj.
[From
Fallopius
, or
Fallopio
, a physician of Modena, who died in 1562.]
(Anat.)
Pertaining to, or discovered by, Fallopius;
as, the
Fallopian
tubes or oviducts, the ducts or canals which conduct the ova from the ovaries to the uterus
.

Definition 2024


Fallopian

Fallopian

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Adjective

Fallopian (not comparable)

  1. (anatomy) Discovered (reputedly) by Fallopius (mainly as in Fallopian tube)

Derived terms

fallopian

fallopian

See also: Fallopian

English

Adjective

fallopian (not comparable)

  1. Alternative letter-case form of Fallopian