Tube, Fallopian
a pregnancy developing in the Fallopian tube or another abnormal location outside the uterus.
These tubes bear the name of Gabriele Falloppio (also spelled Falloppia), a 16th-century (c. 1523-62) Italian physician and surgeon who was expert in anatomy, physiology and pharmacology. He was an early expert on syphilis and one of the great surgeons of the sixteenth century. Of the various works by Falloppio only the “Observations Anatomicae” was published during his lifetime. He made numerous contributions in anatomy from centers of ossification to the detailed account of muscles and the understanding of the vascular system plus kidneys. His description of the uterine tubes was sufficiently accurate that they bear his name. With Vesalius and Eustachi, Fallopio is often seen as one of the three heroes of anatomy. His treatise on syphilis advocated the use of condoms.
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