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Definition: FALLOPIAN |
FALLOPIANAdjective1. 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. |
Crosswords: FALLOPIAN |
| English words defined with "FALLOPIAN": Extra-uterine pregnancy ♦ Fallopian tube, fimbria ♦ hysterosalpingogram ♦ laparoscopy, ligamentum teres uteri ♦ oophorosalpingectomy ♦ pelvic inflammatory disease, PID ♦ round ligament of the uterus, Rubin test ♦ salpingectomy, salpingitis ♦ tubal, tubal ligation, tubal pregnancy ♦ uterine cavity. (references) |
| Specialty definitions using "FALLOPIAN": Adnexa Uteri ♦ Fallopian Tube Patency Tests, Fallopian Tubes ♦ Gamete Intrafallopian Transfer, gynecologic cancer ♦ Hysterosalpingography ♦ salpingo-oophorectomy, Salpingostomy, stage II ovarian cancer, Sterilization, Tubal ♦ Testicular Feminization, transvaginal ultrasound. (references) |
| Domain | Usage | |
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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| Subject | Topic | Quote |
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. | ||
| "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 Speech | Percent | Usage per 100 Million Words | Rank in English |
| Adjective (general or positive) | 97.37% | 37 | 56,631 |
| Noun (proper) | 2.63% | 1 | 339,140 |
| Total | 100.00% | 38 | N/A |
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.
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. | |
| 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. |
| Expression | Frequency 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. | |
| 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. | ||
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). | |
| 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) |
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. | |
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Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)46 41 4C 4C 4F 50 49 41 4E |
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| American Sign Language (origins from 1620-1817 in Italy and, especially, France) (references)
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| Braille (1829, in France) (references)
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Morse Code (1836) (references)..-. .- .-.. .-.. --- .--. .. .- -. |
| Dancing Men (Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, 1903) (references)
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Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)01000110 01000001 01001100 01001100 01001111 01010000 01001001 01000001 01001110 |
HTML Code (1990) (references)F A L L O P I A N |
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)
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Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)403546464950433548 |
| 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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