Fallopian adjective. [fǝ'lǝʊpɪǝn] E18.
[from Fallopius Latinized form of the name of Gabriello Fallopio (1523-62), Italian anatomist: see -AN.]
Designating any of various anatomical structures reputedly discovered by Fallopius; esp. in Fallopian tube, (in a female mammal) either of the tubes that lead from the ovaries to the cavity of the uterus.

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