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salpingostomy

American  
[sal-ping-gos-tuh-mee] / ˌsæl pɪŋˈgɒs tə mi /
Also salpingostomatomy

noun

Surgery.

plural

salpingostomies

  1. the formation of an artificial opening into a Fallopian tube.

Etymology

Origin of salpingostomy

First recorded in 1890–95; salpingo- + -stomy

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