salpingitis

[ sal-pin-jahy-tis ]

/ ˌsæl pɪnˈdʒaɪ tɪs /

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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

Salopian, salpa, salpicon, salpiglossis, salpingectomy, salpingitis, salpingo-, salpingostomy, salpingotomy, salpinx, salsa

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How to use salpingitis in a sentence

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
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
The marriage occurred and some months later the young woman went to her grave, a victim of gonorrheal salpingitis and peritonitis.
Sex-education|Maurice Alpheus Bigelow
Tuberculous salpingitis is usually secondary to other tuberculous infections.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 7|Various

Acute salpingitis requires absolute rest, opium suppositories and hot fomentations.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 7|Various

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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