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salpingostomy

[ sal-ping-gos-tuh-mee ]

noun

, Surgery.
, plural sal·pin·gos·to·mies.
  1. the formation of an artificial opening into a Fallopian tube.


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Word History and Origins

Origin of salpingostomy1

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

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