salpingitis

[ sal-pin-jahy-tis ]

/ ˌsæl pɪnˈdʒaɪ tɪs /

noun Pathology.

inflammation of a salpinx.

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Origin of salpingitis

1860–65; salping- + -itis

OTHER WORDS FROM salpingitis

sal·pin·git·ic

[sal-pin-jit-ik] /ˌsæl pɪnˈdʒɪt ɪk/, adjective

Words nearby salpingitis

salpicon, salpiglossis, salpingectomy, salpingemphraxis, salpingian, salpingitis, salpingitis isthmica nodosa, salpingo-, salpingo-oophorectomy, salpingo-oophoritis, salpingo-oophorocele

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Example sentences from the Web for salpingitis

Salpingitis, sal-pin-jī′tis, n. inflammation of a Fallopian tube.
Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 4 of 4: S-Z and supplements)|Various
In acute cases of salpingitis the cœlomic ostium is open and the infective material can be seen leaking from it (Fig. 3).
A System of Operative Surgery, Volume IV (of 4)|Various
A salpingitis has the same effect in causing sterility in the female as has an epididymitis in the male.
Woman|William J. Robinson

British Dictionary definitions for salpingitis

salpingitis

/ (ˌsælpɪnˈdʒaɪtɪs) /

noun

inflammation of a Fallopian tube

Derived forms of salpingitis

salpingitic (ˌsælpɪnˈdʒɪtɪk), adjective

Word Origin for salpingitis

C19: from salpinx + -itis

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Medical definitions for salpingitis

salpingitis

[ săl′pĭn-jī′tĭs ]

n.

Inflammation of a fallopian tube or eustachian tube.

Other words from salpingitis

sal′pin•git′ic (-jĭt′ĭk) adj.