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Fallopian tubes
A pair of highly specialized canals extending from the uterus to its corresponding ovary that transport the egg and sperm, provide a suitable environment for fertilisation and nourish the egg or zygote until it reaches the uterine cavity. The word Fallopian is an eponym after the Italian anatomist Gabriele Fallopius (1523-1562).
Grammatical category Noun
Field Anatomy, physiology and embryology
Level of specialization High
Definition source National Library of Medicine
Gender relationship Yes, woman
Variants
Synonym
Fallopian tube
Formal
Formal
salpinges
Formal
Formal
Hypernym
female reproductive organs
Standard
female reproductive tract
Standard
Equivalents

Spanish

trompa de Falopio

Valenciano

trompa de Fal·lopi
Associated concepts
Type of
tube
Examples
The female reproductive tract is derived from the urogenital ridge, forming the fallopian tubes, uterus, and upper vagina by week 10 of gestation. 
The female reproductive system consists of the uterus, ovaries, fallopian tubes, cervix, vagina and external genitalia (perineum and vulva) in most mammals.
Collocations
WITH ADJECTIVES
normal | healthy || blocked fallopian tubes
WITH NOUNS
fallopian tube obstruction || cancer || basal stem cells || microbiota || anatomy || serosa
WITH PREPOSITIONS
into || through the fallopian tubes 
WITH VERBS
fallopian tubes carry | transport