fallopian tube

1. 1.

   either of a pair of tubes conducting the egg from the ovary to the uterus

   Synonymsuterine tubeoviduct

   Broadersalpinxfemale internal reproductive organ

   Part ofuterusfemale reproductive system

Questions about fallopian tube

What does fallopian tube mean?

fallopian tube means "either of a pair of tubes conducting the egg from the ovary to the uterus".

What is another word for fallopian tube?

Close synonyms include uterine tube, oviduct. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is fallopian tube a common word?

fallopian tube is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.