noun, noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'
fallopian tube; oviduct
Medical and biological term for the tube connecting the ovary to the uterus.
If the fallopian tubes are blocked, natural conception becomes difficult.
The fallopian tubes connect the ovaries to the uterus.
I had a hysterosalpingography (fallopian tube imaging test).
The fallopian tube was removed due to an ectopic pregnancy.
Bacterial infection can sometimes cause inflammation of the fallopian tube.
卵管 is the tube that carries the egg, whereas 卵巣 is the ovary that produces the egg; the two are easily mixed up because they share the kanji 卵.
Compound of 卵 (ran, 'egg') and 管 (kan, 'tube, duct').