salpingectomy
Americannoun
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salpingectomies
plural
noun
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Etymology
Origin of salpingectomy
1885–90; salping- ( def. ) + -ectomy
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Work is underway to ensure that all patients desiring surgical contraception or undergoing hysterectomy are offered an opportunistic salpingectomy.
From Scientific American ● May 21, 2023
"This has been referred to as 'opportunistic salpingectomy.'"
From Salon ● Feb. 7, 2023
While doctors still perform the procedure, the current standard calls for a bilateral salpingectomy, in which the fallopian tubes are entirely removed.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 19, 2022
And removing both fallopian tubes entirely, a procedure called salpingectomy, is thought to reduce the risk even more, Dr. Bullock said.
From New York Times ● Mar. 28, 2019
The analogous operation of salpingectomy in women is an abdominal operation, but the risk is not considered serious.
From Mental Defectives and Sexual Offenders Report of the Committee of Inquiry Appointed by the Hon. Sir Maui Pomare, K.B.E., C.M.G., Minister of Health by New Zealand. Committee of Inquiry into Mental Defectives and Sexual Offenders
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