fallopian tube
noun
fal·lo·pi·an tube
fə-ˈlō-pē-ən- 
often capitalized F
: either of the pair of tubes that carry the egg from the ovary to the uterus
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She was sent home and, within two days, developed infections that permanently damaged one of her fallopian tubes.
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Stephania Taladrid, The New Yorker, 4 Apr. 2024
The healthcare provider injects a special dye and sees if the dye goes through the fallopian tubes.
—Anna Almendrala, Health, 30 Mar. 2024
Finger-like projections found on the ends of your fallopian tubes, nearest your ovaries, transport your egg into the fallopian tube.
—wendy Wisner, Parents, 18 Nov. 2023
These temporary glands form in the skin of the caecilians’ oviducts–the equivalent of a mammalian fallopian tube.
—Popular Science, 7 Mar. 2024
Judy got pregnant three times, but in each case the fetus implanted in one of her fallopian tubes.
—Laura Vozzella, Washington Post, 6 Mar. 2024
Bluestein, a 76 year old from Bridgeport who suffered from terminal fallopian tube cancer, sued Vermont in federal court in 2022, arguing that the residency requirement in the state’s end of life law violated the U.S. Constitution.
—Alison Cross, Hartford Courant, 9 Jan. 2024
Authorities allege that after recently losing her adult son to natural causes, Clarisa was eager to raise another child, despite having had her fallopian tubes tied, PEOPLE previously reported.
—Nicole Acosta, Peoplemag, 9 Jan. 2024
The rare condition occurs when the Müllerian ducts don’t fuse together and instead form two uterine cavities, each having a fallopian tube and ovary.1 But having two uteruses, and her case two cervixes as well, didn’t affect Hatcher’s first three pregnancies.
—Emily Nadal, Parents, 17 Jan. 2024
Stephania Taladrid, The New Yorker, 4 Apr. 2024
The healthcare provider injects a special dye and sees if the dye goes through the fallopian tubes.
—Anna Almendrala, Health, 30 Mar. 2024
Finger-like projections found on the ends of your fallopian tubes, nearest your ovaries, transport your egg into the fallopian tube.
—wendy Wisner, Parents, 18 Nov. 2023
These temporary glands form in the skin of the caecilians’ oviducts–the equivalent of a mammalian fallopian tube.
—Popular Science, 7 Mar. 2024
Judy got pregnant three times, but in each case the fetus implanted in one of her fallopian tubes.
—Laura Vozzella, Washington Post, 6 Mar. 2024
Bluestein, a 76 year old from Bridgeport who suffered from terminal fallopian tube cancer, sued Vermont in federal court in 2022, arguing that the residency requirement in the state’s end of life law violated the U.S. Constitution.
—Alison Cross, Hartford Courant, 9 Jan. 2024
Authorities allege that after recently losing her adult son to natural causes, Clarisa was eager to raise another child, despite having had her fallopian tubes tied, PEOPLE previously reported.
—Nicole Acosta, Peoplemag, 9 Jan. 2024
The rare condition occurs when the Müllerian ducts don’t fuse together and instead form two uterine cavities, each having a fallopian tube and ovary.1 But having two uteruses, and her case two cervixes as well, didn’t affect Hatcher’s first three pregnancies.
—Emily Nadal, Parents, 17 Jan. 2024
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fallopian tube
noun
fal·lo·pi·an tube
fə-ˌlō-pē-ən-
often capitalized F
: either of the pair of tubes that carry eggs from the ovary to the uterus
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