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A Dictionary of Nursing | 2008 | Â© A Dictionary of Nursing 2008, originally published by Oxford University Press 2008. (Hide copyright information) Copyright

Fallopian tube (oviduct, uterine tube) (fă-loh-piăn) n. either of a pair of tubes that conduct ova from the ovary to the uterus (see reproductive system). The ovarian end opens into the abdominal cavity via a funnel-shaped structure with fimbriae surrounding the opening. The ovum is fertilized near the ovarian end of the tube. [ G. Fallopius (1523–63), Italian anatomist]

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