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Also Known As	salpinx • uterine tube • oviduct

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fimbria of the fallopian tube isthmus of the fallopian tube infundibulum ampulla tubae uterinae tubal ligation Essure Rubin’s test gynecological examination uterus cervix puerperium

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Gabriel Fallopius

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