Fallopius, Gabriele


Fallopius,

Gabriele, Italian anatomist, 1523-1562. fallopian aqueduct - the bony passage in the temporal bone through which the facial nerve passes. Synonym(s): facial canal; fallopian canalfallopian arch - Synonym(s): fallopian ligamentfallopian arteryfallopian canal - Synonym(s): fallopian aqueductfallopian cannulafallopian catheterfallopian hiatus - the opening on the anterior aspect of the petrous part of the temporal bone which leads to the facial canal and gives passage to the greater petrosal nerve. Synonym(s): hiatus of facial canalfallopian ligament - forms the floor of the inguinal canal and gives origin to lowermost fibers of internal oblique and transversus abdominis muscles. Synonym(s): fallopian arch; inguinal ligamentfallopian neuritis - Synonym(s): facial paralysisfallopian pregnancy - Synonym(s): tubal pregnancyfallopian tube - one of the tubes leading on either side from the upper or outer extremity of the ovary to the fundus of the uterus. Synonym(s): tuba fallopiana; tuba fallopii; uterine tube; tuba fallopiana - Synonym(s): fallopian tubetuba fallopii - Synonym(s): fallopian tube