Fallopian tube
/fəˈləʊpɪən/(亦作 fallopian)
noun
- Anatomy (in a female mammal) either of a pair of tubes along which eggs travel from the ovaries to the uterus【剖】法娄皮欧氏管, 输卵管。
词源
early 18th cent.: from Fallopius, Latinized form of the name of Gabriello Fallopio （1523-62）, the Italian anatomist who first described them.