Fallopian Tube

**Semantic type:** Body Part, Organ, or Organ Component

**Definition:** One of a pair of tubes that extend from the uterus to each of the ovaries. Following ovulation the egg travels down the fallopian tube to the uterus where fertilization may or may not occur.

**Synonyms:** - FALLOPIAN TUBE - Fallopian Tube, NOS - Fallopian Tubes - Fallopian tube - OVIDUCT - Oviduct - fallopian tube - fallopian tube - mammalian oviduct - uterine tube