VERB + FALLOPIAN
occur
FALLOPIAN + NOUN
tube, tubes
PREP.
in
adj
Discovered (reputedly) by Fallopius (mainly as in Fallopian tube).
Alternative letter-case form of Fallopian.
A bilateral salpingectomy, which is the surgical removal of both Fallopian tubes, will result in sterility.
While most ectopic pregnancies occur in the Fallopian tube, it is also possible for them to occur in the ovaries, abdomen, or cervix.
Salpingectomy is the cutting away of the whole or of a piece of the Fallopian tube (corresponds to vasectomy in the male).