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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Prior to surgery, which fixed the obstruction, removed scar tissue and also removed her right ovary and fallopian tube entirely, Ward called Boar’s Head to share news of her condition.
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Chloe Sorvino, Forbes, 17 Oct. 2024
Your surgery will be scheduled strategically—right before your ovaries would typically release these adult eggs into your fallopian tubes—so your doctor can pluck them at their peak.
—Erica Sloan, SELF, 4 Oct. 2024
Ella actually works by delaying ovulation (when an ovary releases an egg into the fallopian tubes) for up to five days when all the sperm has died, so there’s nothing left to fertilize an egg.
—Katie Camero, SELF, 9 Oct. 2024
This is especially concerning since half of these pregnancies are only diagnosed when the fallopian tube ruptures.
—Krissi Danielsson, Parents, 30 July 2024
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Chloe Sorvino, Forbes, 17 Oct. 2024
Your surgery will be scheduled strategically—right before your ovaries would typically release these adult eggs into your fallopian tubes—so your doctor can pluck them at their peak.
—Erica Sloan, SELF, 4 Oct. 2024
Ella actually works by delaying ovulation (when an ovary releases an egg into the fallopian tubes) for up to five days when all the sperm has died, so there’s nothing left to fertilize an egg.
—Katie Camero, SELF, 9 Oct. 2024
This is especially concerning since half of these pregnancies are only diagnosed when the fallopian tube ruptures.
—Krissi Danielsson, Parents, 30 July 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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