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Fallopian tube   /fəlˈoʊpiən tub/   Listen
Fallopian tube

noun
1.
Either of a pair of tubes conducting the egg from the ovary to the uterus.  Synonyms: oviduct, uterine tube.





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... which accompanies their development the follicles pass toward the surface, where they form a distinct projection, and at this point will occur the final rupture of the sac and the escape of the ovum. It is supposed that the ovum is grasped by the fringe-like extremity of the Fallopian tube and is carried through it by the movements of the ...
— The Four Epochs of Woman's Life • Anna M. Galbraith
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... primitive Graafian follicles. In the interior of each follicle is an ovum. In the sexually mature woman, a Graafian follicle ripens at regular intervals of four weeks. When ripe, the follicle bursts, the ovum is expelled, and passes through the Fallopian tube into the interior of the uterus: here it is either fertilised by uniting with a spermatozoon derived from the male, in which case it proceeds to develop into an embryo; or else it remains unfertilised, in which case it is ...
— The Sexual Life of the Child • Albert Moll
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Words linked to "Fallopian tube" :   salpinx, female internal reproductive organ, uterus, uterine tube, womb, female reproductive system


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