pyosalpinx
[ pī′ə-săl′pĭngks ]
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n.
Distention of a fallopian tube with pus.
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Words nearby pyosalpinx
pyopyelectasis, pyorrhea, pyorrhoea, pyosalpingitis, pyosalpingo-oophoritis, pyosalpinx, pyosis, pyostatic, pyothorax, pyourachus, pyoureter
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How to use pyosalpinx in a sentence
When the condition advances so far that the external abdominal ostium of the tube is closed, a pyosalpinx forms.
The Ethics of Medical Homicide and Mutilation|Austin O'MalleyA hydrosalpinx is like a pyosalpinx, with both tubal ends sealed, except that its content is a serous or watery fluid.
The Ethics of Medical Homicide and Mutilation|Austin O'MalleyThe most frequent form of tubal gonorrhea is pyosalpinx, or pus tube.
The Ethics of Medical Homicide and Mutilation|Austin O'MalleyThe occluded tube may now have an accumulation of pus in it (pyosalpinx).