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FALLOPIAN TUBES

"FALLOPIAN TUBES" is a plural of: fallopian tube.


Specialty Definition: FALLOPIAN TUBES

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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)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Crosswords: FALLOPIAN TUBES

English words defined with "FALLOPIAN TUBES": Fallopianhysterosalpingogramlaparoscopyoophorosalpingectomypelvic inflammatory disease, PIDRubin testsalpingectomytubal ligationuterine cavity. (references)
Specialty definitions using "FALLOPIAN TUBES": Adnexa UteriFallopian Tube Patency TestsGamete Intrafallopian Transfer, gynecologic cancerHysterosalpingographysalpingo-oophorectomy, stage II ovarian cancerTesticular Feminization, transvaginal ultrasound. (references)

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Modern Usage: FALLOPIAN TUBES

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Screenplays

Do you think her fallopian tubes could handle the sperm? (Mallrats; writing credit: Kevin Smith)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Commercial Usage: FALLOPIAN TUBES

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Books

  • Ovarian tumors; tumors and tumor-like conditions of the ovaries, Fallopian tubes, and ligaments of the uterus (reference)

    (more book examples)

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Photo Album: FALLOPIAN TUBES

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Shown is a line drawing of a woman's pelvic area showing the fallopian tubes, ovaries, uterus, cervix, and vagina. Credit: Unknown photographer/artist.

Line drawing of a woman's pelvic area showing the aorta, fallopian tubes, ovaries, uterus, cervix, and vagina. The lymph nodes are highlighted. Credit: Unknown photographer/artist.

Source: pictures compiled by the editor from various references; see picture credits.

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Non-Fiction Usage: FALLOPIAN TUBES

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Health

Infertility can also occur if the fallopian tubes are partially blocked or even slightly damaged. (references)

The bacteria that cause BV can sometimes infect the uterus (womb) and fallopian tubes (egg canals). (references)

Infection-causing bacteria can silently invade the fallopian tubes, causing normal tissue to turn into scar tissue. (references)

Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits.

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Modern Translation: FALLOPIAN TUBES

Language Translations for "FALLOPIAN TUBES"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.

Dutch

  

afsluiten van de eileiders (blockage of the fallopian tubes). (various references)

   

French

  

occlusion des trompes (blockage of the fallopian tubes). (various references)

   

German

  

1.Entzündung des Eileiters 2. Entzündung des Gehörgangs (inflammation of the fallopian tubes, salpingitis). (various references)

   

Japanese Kanji 

  

輸卵管 (oviduct). (various references)

   

Japanese Katakana 

  

ゆら"か" (oviduct). (various references)

   

Pig Latin

  

allopianfay ubestay

   

Russian 

  

фаллопиева труба (fallopian tube, oviduct). (various references)

   

Spanish

  

obstrucción de las trompas de Falopio (blockage of the fallopian tubes). (various references)

   

Turkish

  

fallop tüpleri, dölyatağı borusu. (various references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

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Anagrams: FALLOPIAN TUBES

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams

Words within the letters "a-a-b-e-f-i-l-l-n-o-p-s-t-u"

-3 letters: floatplanes, inflatables, painfullest.

-4 letters: altiplanos, ballpoints, bluepoints, fellations, floatplane, inflatable, isolatable, pollinates, spallation, tailplanes.

-5 letters: ablations, ablutions, aboiteaus, abutilons, allanites, allantois, altiplano, antipoles, apetalous, ballistae, ballonets, ballpoint, basipetal, bisulfate, blastulae, bluepoint, botulinal, bulletins, epifaunal, epifaunas, fellation, fellatios, flatlines, insoluble, isobutane, libelants, lifeboats, luteolins, neoplasia, outfables, palatines, palliates, pantofles, plaintful, plantable, platefuls, platesful, plausible.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Alternative Orthography: FALLOPIAN TUBES


Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)

46 41 4C 4C 4F 50 49 41 4E      54 55 42 45 53

Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519; backwards) (references)

    

Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)

01000110 01000001 01001100 01001100 01001111 01010000 01001001 01000001 01001110 00100000 01010100 01010101 01000010 01000101 01010011

HTML Code (1990) (references)

&#70 &#65 &#76 &#76 &#79 &#80 &#73 &#65 &#78 &#32 &#84 &#85 &#66 &#69 &#83

ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)

0046 0041 004C 004C 004F 0050 0049 0041 004E      0054 0055 0042 0045 0053

Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)

40354646495043354825455363953

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INDEX

1. Definition
2. Crosswords
3. Usage: Modern
4. Usage: Commercial
5. Images: Photo Album
6. Quotations: Non-fiction
7. Translations: Modern
8. Anagrams
9. Orthography
10. Bibliography


  

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