fallopio

Questions about fallopio

What does fallopio mean?

fallopio means "Italian anatomist who first described the Fallopian tubes (1523-1562)".

How many syllables are in fallopio?

fallopio has 4 syllables and divides as fal-lo-pi-o under the regular spelling rules. It is not in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary, so that comes from how the word is written rather than from a recorded pronunciation, and no stress or phonetic transcription is claimed for it.

What is another word for fallopio?

Close synonyms include Fallopius, Gabriele Fallopius, Gabriello Fallopio. 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 fallopio a common word?

fallopio is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.