FALLOPIAN TUBE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Fallopian tube mean? 

• FALLOPIAN TUBE (noun)
  The noun FALLOPIAN TUBE has 1 sense:

1. either of a pair of tubes conducting the egg from the ovary to the uterus

  Familiarity information: FALLOPIAN TUBE used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• FALLOPIAN TUBE (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Either of a pair of tubes conducting the egg from the ovary to the uterus

Classified under:

Nouns denoting body parts

Synonyms:

Fallopian tube; oviduct; uterine tube

Hypernyms ("Fallopian tube" is a kind of...):

salpinx (a tube in the uterus or the ear)

female internal reproductive organ (the reproductive organs of a woman)

Holonyms ("Fallopian tube" is a part of...):

female reproductive system (the reproductive system of females)

uterus; womb (a hollow muscular organ in the pelvic cavity of females; contains the developing fetus)

 Context examples 

A benign pathologic process characterized by the transformation of the mesothelium into fallopian tube epithelium.

(Endosalpingiosis, NCI Thesaurus)

In the female reproductive tract, there is one ovary and one fallopian tube on each side of the uterus.

(Fallopian tube, NCI Dictionary)

A condition in which a fertilized egg grows outside of the uterus, usually in one of the fallopian tubes.

(Ectopic Pregnancy, NCI Dictionary)

A benign or borderline neoplasm that arises from the ovaries and the fallopian tubes.

(Cystadenofibroma, NCI Thesaurus)

Chronic inflammation of the fallopian tube.

(Chronic Salpingitis, NCI Thesaurus)

Acute inflammation of the fallopian tube.

(Acute Salpingitis, NCI Thesaurus)

Following ovulation the egg travels down the fallopian tube to the uterus where fertilization may or may not occur.

(Fallopian tube, NCI Thesaurus)

An adenocarcinoma that arises from the fallopian tube.

(Fallopian Tube Adenocarcinoma, NCI Thesaurus)

Surgery to remove part of the fallopian tube(s).

(Partial Salpingectomy, NCI Thesaurus)

It may affect the uterus, fallopian tubes, ovaries, and certain ligaments.

(Pelvic Inflammatory Disease, NCI Dictionary)