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FALLOPIAN

Definition: FALLOPIAN

FALLOPIAN

Adjective

1. Pertaining to, or discovered by, Fallopius; as, the Fallopian tubes or oviducts, the ducts or canals which conduct the ova from the ovaries to the uterus.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
 

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Crosswords: FALLOPIAN

English words defined with "FALLOPIAN": Extra-uterine pregnancyFallopian tube, fimbriahysterosalpingogramlaparoscopy, ligamentum teres uterioophorosalpingectomypelvic inflammatory disease, PIDround ligament of the uterus, Rubin testsalpingectomy, salpingitistubal, tubal ligation, tubal pregnancyuterine cavity. (references)
Specialty definitions using "FALLOPIAN": Adnexa UteriFallopian Tube Patency Tests, Fallopian TubesGamete Intrafallopian Transfer, gynecologic cancerHysterosalpingographysalpingo-oophorectomy, Salpingostomy, stage II ovarian cancer, Sterilization, TubalTesticular Feminization, transvaginal ultrasound. (references)

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Modern Usage: FALLOPIAN

DomainUsage

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

DomainTitle

Books

  • Ovarian and Fallopian Tube Cancer (reference)

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

  • The fallopian tube: a reappraisal (reference)

  • The Fallopian Tubes: Their Role in Fertility and Infertility (reference)

  • Ultrasound and the Fallopian Tube (reference)

    (more book examples)

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

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Non-Fiction Usage: FALLOPIAN

SubjectTopicQuote

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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Usage Frequency: FALLOPIAN

"FALLOPIAN" is generally used as an adjective (general or positive) -- approximately 97.37% of the time. "FALLOPIAN" is used about 38 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted)
Parts of SpeechPercentUsage per
100 Million Words
Rank in English
Adjective (general or positive)97.37%3756,631
Noun (proper)2.63%1339,140
                    Total100.00%38N/A

Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.

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Expression: FALLOPIAN

Expressions using "FALLOPIAN": Fallopian tube Fallopian Tube Patency Tests Fallopian tubes. Additional references.

Hypenated Usage

Ending with "FALLOPIAN": gamete-intra-fallopian.

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

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Frequency of Internet Keywords: FALLOPIAN

The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com.
 
ExpressionFrequency
per Day

fallopian tube

116

fallopian

13

fallopian tube cancer

12

fallopian pregnancy tube

12

fallopian tube cyst

8

fallopian tube infection

8

fallopian tube removal

6

fallopian tube surgery

5

fallopian picture tube

5

fallopian fluid in tube

4
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Modern Translations: FALLOPIAN

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

Arabic 

  

‏قناة فالوب (fallopian tube). (various references)

   

Chinese 

  

"卵. (various references)

   

Danish

  

tuba uterina (Fallopian tube, oviduct, uterine tube), salpinx (Fallopian tube, uterine tube), hiatus canalis nervi petrosi majoris (fallopian hiatus, spurious hiatus of the fallopian canal), æggeleder (Fallopian tube, oviduct, uterine tube). (various references)

   

Dutch

  

hiatus spurius canalis fallopii (spurious hiatus of the fallopian canal), hiatus canalis nervi petrosi majoris (fallopian hiatus), hiatus canalis facialis (spurious hiatus of the fallopian canal), afsluiten van de eileiders (blockage of the fallopian tubes). (various references)

   

French

  

trompe utérine de fallope (fallopian tube), trompe utérine (Fallopian tube), occlusion des trompes (blockage of the fallopian tubes), hiatus de Fallope (fallopian hiatus), hiatus accessoires de Fallope (spurious hiatus of the fallopian canal). (various references)

   

German

  

Tuba uterina Fallopii (Fallopian tube, uterine tube), Tuba uterina (Fallopian tube, uterine tube), Salpinx (Fallopian tube, uterine tube), Hiatus spurius canalis Fallopii (spurious hiatus of the fallopian canal), Hiatus Fallopii (fallopian hiatus), eileiter (fallopian tube, oviduct, tube), 1.Entzündung des Eileiters 2. Entzündung des Gehörgangs (inflammation of the fallopian tubes, salpingitis). (various references)

   

Greek 

  

νόθο στόμιο του πόρου του προσωπικού νεύρου (fallopian hiatus). (various references)

   

Hebrew 

  

צ ור "שחל" (fallopian tube). (various references)

   

Hungarian

  

petevezeték (fallopian tube, oviduct). (various references)

   

Italian

  

FREDI (fallopian replacement of eggs with delayed insemination, FREDI), ZIFT (ZIFT, Zigote Intra Fallopian Transfer), tuba uterina (Fallopian tube, uterine tube), tuba di Falloppio (Fallopian tube, uterine tube), trasferimento in tuba dello zigote (ZIFT, Zigote Intra Fallopian Transfer), salpinge uterina (fallopian tube), modificazione parziale della tecnica GIFT:solo gli oociti vengono trasferiti nella tuba,mentre gli spermatozoi vengono inseminati in utero il giorno seguente (fallopian replacement of eggs with delayed insemination, FREDI), hiatus spurio del canale di FALLOPPIO (spurious hiatus of the fallopian canal), hiatus di FALLOPPIO (fallopian hiatus), GIPFT (gamete intraproximal fallopian transfer, GIPFT). (various references)

   

Japanese Kanji 

  

輸卵管 (Fallopian tubes, oviduct), 卵管 (fallopian tube, oviduct). (various references)

   

Japanese Katakana 

  

ら"か" (bannister, fallopian tube, handrail, oviduct), ゆら"か" (Fallopian tubes, oviduct). (various references)

   

Korean 

  

수란. (various references)

   

Pig Latin

  

allopianfay.(various references)

   

Portuguese

  

hiato de Falloppio (fallopian hiatus), declínio (decay, declension, decline, descent, down grade, ebb, ebon, fallopian tube, offscourings, own, twilight, wane, waste). (various references)

   

Russian 

  

фаллопиевы трубы (fallopian tube), фаллопиева труба (fallopian tube, fallopian tubes, oviduct), маточная труба (fallopian tube). (various references)

   

Serbo-Croatian

  

falopijeva tuba (fallopian tube), jajovod (fallopian tube, oviduct). (various references)

   

Spanish

  

trompas de falopio (fallopian tube), trompa de Falopio (Fallopian tube, oviduct, uterine tube), orificio de Falopio (fallopian hiatus), orificio accesorio de Falopio (spurious hiatus of the fallopian canal), obstrucción de las trompas de Falopio (blockage of the fallopian tubes). (various references)

   

Swedish

  

äggledare (fallopian tube, oviduct). (various references)

   

Turkish

  

fallop tüpleri (fallopian tubes), fallop borusu (fallopian tube), dölyatağı borusu (fallopian tubes). (various references)

   

Vietnamese 

  

ống dẫn trứng. (various references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

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Misspellings: FALLOPIAN

Misspellings

"FALLOPIAN" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: callovian, Calvopina, falkplan, Fallahiyan, fallopians, fallowiana, Fallujiah, felopian, Fillpina, salopian. (additional references)

Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references).

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Rhyming with "FALLOPIAN"

Words rhyming with "FALLOPIAN" (pronounced 'Fal*lo"pi*an'): Abderian, Absinthian, Academian, Academician, Acadian, Acanthopterygian, Acaridan, Achean, Achillean, Acoustician, Acritan, Acroceraunian, Acropolitan, Adamantean, Adessenarian, Adonean, Adrian, AEgean, AEolian, AEonian, AEsculapian, AEsthetican, Ahriman, Airman, Airwoman, Ajouan, Ajowan, ajwain, Alabastrian, Alan, Alban, Albanian, Albigensian, Aldebaran, Alderman, Alexandrian, Algerian, Algonkian, Algonquian, Alkoran, Alloxan, Almsman, Alogian, Alongshoreman, Alphabetarian, Altitudinarian, Amatorian, Amazonian, Amebean, Ametabolian, Amoebean, Amoebian, Amphigean, Anan, Andean, Anglian, Annulosan, Antaean, Antediluvian, Antelucan, Antemeridian, Anthobian, Anthozoan, Anthropophaginian, Anti-American, Antichristian, Anti-Gallican, Antiochian, Antiphlogistian, Antipodean, Antiquitarian, Antisabbatarian, Anythingarian, Aonian, Apalachian, Aphidian, Aphrodisian, Apian, Apiarian, Apician, Apodan, Apogean, Appalachian, Appian, Apteran, Aquitanian, Arachnidan, Araneidan, Araucarian, Archaeologian, Archilochian, Archimedean, Argean, Argoan, Ariman, Aristarchian, Aristotelian, Arithmetician, Arriere-ban, Artesian, Arthurian, Artilleryman, Artisan, Artsman, Arundelian, Ascian, Ascidian, Asian, Assemblyman, Assidean, Assyrian, Asteridian, Astrachan, Astraean, Astrakhan, Astrologian, Astronomian, Asturian, Ataman, Atellan, Athanasian, Athenian, Atlantean, Atman, Atomician, Attitudinarian, Augean, Augustan, Ausonian, Australasian, Austrian, Austro-Hungarian, Avestan, Avian, Axman, Azorian, Backwoodsman, Bactrian, Badian, Bagman, Banian, Barbadian, Bargeman, Barracan, Bartizan, Basan, Basilican, Batrachian, batsman, Bavarian, Bavian, Bayman, bean, Bedpan, Belgravian, Bellman, Bemean, Bemoan, Berkeleian, Bezonian, Billman, Biorgan, Birdwoman, Biscayan, Boatsman, Boatwoman, Bodian, Bodleian, Boeotian, Bolivian, Bolognian, Bombardman, Bonapartean, Bondman, BONDSMAN, Bondswoman, Bondwoman, Bookman, Bordman, Bosjesman, Bosporian, Bothnian, Bothnic, Brachman, Brachyuran, Brainpan, Brakeman, Bran, Brazilian, Breakman, Brelan, Briarean, Bridesman, Briefman, Brobdingnagian, Brogan, Brownian, Brunonian, Bryozoan, Bunnian, Buprestidan, Burman, Bushelman, Bushman, Butterman, Byzantian, Cabirean, Cabirian, Cabman, Cadmean, Cadmian, Caducean, Caecilian, Caledonian, Californian, Callithumpian, Callosan, Cameronian, Campanularian, Canadian, Cancan, Cancellarean, Canoeman, Cantabrian, Cantabrigian, Capstan, Caravan, Carlovingian, Carman, Carolinian, Carpathian, Carthaginian, Cartman, Cassican, Castalian, Castellan, Castilian, Castillan, Castrensian, Cataian, Catalan, Catamaran, Cateran, Catilinarian, Catonian, Cavalryman, Cayman, Celtiberian, Censorian, Centenarian, Cerberean, Cercarian, Cerinthian, Cerulean, Cestoldean, Cetacean, Chairman, Chalcidian, Chaldean, Chalybean, Chapman, Charlatan, Charwoman, Chelonian, Chessman, Chian, Chinaman, Chondropterygian, Chouan, Chthonian, Chulan, Churchman, Ciceronian, Cilician, Cimbrian, Cimmerian, Circassian, Circean, Circummeridian, Cisleithan, Cistercian, Civilian, Clachan, Clan, Clansman, Classman, Clergyman, Cluniacensian, Clysmian, Coachman, Cobswan, Coetanean, Coffeeman, Cogman, Coguardian, Coleopteran, Coleridgian, Collegian, Colorman, Colossean, Columbian, Comedian, Committeeman, Complutensian, Concubinarian, Confucian, Congressman, Conquian, Consistorian, Cooncan, Copeman, Copernican, Coprophagan, Corallian, Corban, Cordovan, Cornelian, Cornopean, Costean, Cotquean, Councilman, Counterman, Countryman, Countrywoman, Courtesan, Cousin-german, Cowan, Cracksman, Cracovian, Craftsman, Cragsman, Cretan, Cretian, Crinoidean, Croatian, Crocodilian, Cronian, Crossbowman, Crossopterygian, Crustacean, Ctenoidean, Cuban, Cucquean, Cumbrian, Cunningman, Custodian, Cyanean, Cycloidian, Cyclopean, Cystidean, Cytherean, Czarinian, Dacian, Dairyman, Dairywoman, Dalesman, Dalmatian, Daltonian, Dantean, Danubian, Dardanian, Daysman, Daywoman, Dean, Deathsman, Decoy-man, Decuman, Dedalian, Dellacruscan, Delphian, Demiman, Demonian, Dermopteran, Desman, Dialectician, Dian, Diandrian, Dictatorian, Dictionalrian, Didelphian, Didynamian, Dietarian, Diluvian, Dimeran, Dimyarian, Dionysian, Dipteran, Dipterygian, Disman, Ditrochean, Divan, Doctrinarian, Dodman, Doggerman, Dogmatician, Dollman, Domesman, Doomsman, Draconian, Draftsman. (additional references)

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Anagrams: FALLOPIAN

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams

Words within the letters "a-a-f-i-l-l-n-o-p"

-3 letters: anopia, infall, pallia.

-4 letters: aloin, apian, fillo, final, flail, folia, lanai, lapin, liana, llano, nopal, piano, pilaf, plain.

-5 letters: alan, alfa, alif, anal, anil, anoa, fail, fain, fall, fano, fila, fill, filo, fino, flan, flap, flip, flop, foal, foil, foin, info, lain, lino, lion, lipa, loaf, loan, loin, naif, nail, naoi, nill, nipa, noil, olla, opal, pail, pain, pall, pial, pian, pill, pina, pion, plan, poll.

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

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Alternative Orthography: FALLOPIAN


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

46 41 4C 4C 4F 50 49 41 4E

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

American Sign Language (origins from 1620-1817 in Italy and, especially, France) (references)

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Semaphore (1791, in France) (references)

Braille (1829, in France) (references)

Morse Code (1836) (references)

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Dancing Men (Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, 1903) (references)

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

01000110 01000001 01001100 01001100 01001111 01010000 01001001 01000001 01001110

HTML Code (1990) (references)

&#70 &#65 &#76 &#76 &#79 &#80 &#73 &#65 &#78

ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)

0046 0041 004C 004C 004F 0050 0049 0041 004E

British Sign Language (Fingerspelling, BSL; 1992, British Deaf Association Dictionary of British Sign Language) (references)

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

403546464950433548

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INDEX

1. Definition
2. Crosswords
3. Usage: Modern
4. Usage: Commercial
5. Quotations: Non-fiction
6. Usage Frequency
7. Expressions
8. Expressions: Internet
9. Translations: Modern
10. Derivations
11. Rhymes
12. Anagrams
13. Orthography
14. Bibliography


  

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