salpingitis
[ sal-pin-jahy-tis ]
/ ˌsæl pɪnˈdʒaɪ tɪs /
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noun Pathology.
inflammation of a salpinx.
Nearby words
- salpiglossis,
- salpingectomy,
- salpingemphraxis,
- salpinges,
- salpingian,
- salpingitis isthmica nodosa,
- salpingo-,
- salpingo-oophorectomy,
- salpingo-oophoritis,
- salpingo-oophorocele
Origin of salpingitis
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Examples from the Web for salpingitis
Salpingitis, sal-pin-jī′tis, n. inflammation of a Fallopian tube.
In acute cases of salpingitis the cœlomic ostium is open and the infective material can be seen leaking from it (Fig. 3).
A salpingitis has the same effect in causing sterility in the female as has an epididymitis in the male.
Woman|William J. Robinson
salpingitis
/ (ˌsælpɪnˈdʒaɪtɪs) /
noun
inflammation of a Fallopian tube
Word Origin for salpingitis
C19: from salpinx + -itis
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salpingitis
[ săl′pĭn-jī′tĭs ]
n.
Inflammation of a fallopian tube or eustachian tube.
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