# Fallopian tube

> English word · Noun · IPA /fəˈlɔːpi.ən tuːb/

## Definitions
1. Either of the two ducts through which ova pass from the ovaries to the uterus.

## Etymology
Early 18th century, from Fallopius (“Latinized form of the name of Gabriele Falloppio (1523 – October 9, 1562), the Italian anatomist and physician who first described them”) + -an + tube.

## Source
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