fallopian tube

noun, often capitalized F fal·lo·pi·an tube \ fə-ˈlō-pē-ən- \

Updated on: 12 Apr 2018

Definition of fallopian tube

: either of the pair of tubes that carry the egg from the ovary to the uterus

Recent Examples of fallopian tube from the Web

Each menstrual cycle, the hardy egg of a 21-year-old is deposited into the fallopian tube, where it can be fertilized.

— robin marantz henig, WIRED, "Women May Have an Alternative to Freezing Their Eggs," 27 Mar. 2018
To get pregnant, your egg has to be released from your ovary, travel down a fallopian tube, become fertilized by sperm, and attach itself to your uterine wall, Shepherd explains.

— korin miller, Allure, "This Is What Endometriosis Pain Feels Like — and How to Treat It," 6 Mar. 2018
Next, scientists extract unfertilized eggs from another, unrelated dog, removing them from its fallopian tubes.

— jacob brogan, Smithsonian, "The Real Reasons You Shouldn’t Clone Your Dog," 22 Mar. 2018
In 2015, more than 5,000 women in the US reported to the FDA several problems related to Essure, including unintended pregnancies, stillbirths, debilitating pain, bleeding and perforation of their fallopian tubes, among other complications.

— jacqueline howard, CNN, "Essure or surgery? New study compares contraceptive risks," 13 Mar. 2018
While most cases aren't as severe as mine, around 10% to 20% of women have endometriosis, which can block the fallopian tubes, prevent an embryo from implanting in the uterus and interfere with fertility in other ways.

— emily listfield, Good Housekeeping, "I Knew There Was Something Wrong With My Body — But Doctors Wouldn't Listen," 13 Mar. 2018
This describes the phenomenon in which blood from your period (which contains endometrial cells, or cells from the lining of your uterus) flows back into your pelvic cavity through the fallopian tubes instead of out through the cervix.

— korin miller, Allure, "This Is What Endometriosis Pain Feels Like — and How to Treat It," 6 Mar. 2018
The system comprises mouse ovarian cells (which produce the same hormones as human ovaries), along with human cells from the fallopian tube, endometrium and cervix.

— dina fine maron, Scientific American, "Menstrual Cycle “on a Chip” Offers a New Window into Female Physiology," 1 June 2017
Endometriosis is a condition that causes uterine tissue to develop outside of the uterus, perhaps on your ovaries or fallopian tubes.

— nina bahadur, Glamour, "Why Do We Know So Little About Endometriosis?," 7 Mar. 2018

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