| Webster's Online Dictionary |
| Expressions | Domain | Definition | |
| Fallopian tubes | Geology | Ducts that pick up the ovum (egg) from the ovary; fertilization normally occurs in one or both of these ducts. (references) | |
| Fallopian Tubes | Health | Two long muscular tubes that transport ova from the ovaries to the uterus. They extend from the horn of the uterus to the ovaries and consist of an ampulla, an infundibulum, an isthmus, two ostia, and a pars uterina. The walls of the tubes are composed of three layers: mucosal, muscular, and serosal. (references) | |
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