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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Fallopian Tubes The fallopian tubes are small tubes that transport the egg from the ovaries to the uterus.
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Andrea L. Braden, Verywell Health, 14 Feb. 2025
Munn froze her eggs for the third time at 42 years old following her breast cancer diagnosis and underwent an oophorectomy and hysterectomy, which removed her uterus, fallopian tubes and ovaries, during cancer treatment.
—Kimi Robinson, USA TODAY, 4 Feb. 2025
Retrograde menstruation: This is when menstrual blood (which contains endometrial cells) flows back into the fallopian tubes and other areas instead of leaving the body.3
Hormones: Estrogen may play a part in endometriosis.
—Rena Goldman, Health, 31 Jan. 2025
The recipient’s fallopian tubes are not connected to the uterus, however.
—Tanya Lewis, Scientific American, 23 Sep. 2024
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Andrea L. Braden, Verywell Health, 14 Feb. 2025
Munn froze her eggs for the third time at 42 years old following her breast cancer diagnosis and underwent an oophorectomy and hysterectomy, which removed her uterus, fallopian tubes and ovaries, during cancer treatment.
—Kimi Robinson, USA TODAY, 4 Feb. 2025
Retrograde menstruation: This is when menstrual blood (which contains endometrial cells) flows back into the fallopian tubes and other areas instead of leaving the body.3
Hormones: Estrogen may play a part in endometriosis.
—Rena Goldman, Health, 31 Jan. 2025
The recipient’s fallopian tubes are not connected to the uterus, however.
—Tanya Lewis, Scientific American, 23 Sep. 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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