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salpingostomy

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

noun, plural sal·pin·gos·to·mies. Surgery.

the formation of an artificial opening into a Fallopian tube.

Nearby words

  1. salpingoperitonitis,
  2. salpingopexy,
  3. salpingopharyngeal muscle,
  4. salpingoplasty,
  5. salpingorrhaphy,
  6. salpingotomy,
  7. salpinx,
  8. salsa,
  9. salsa verde,
  10. salsify
Also sal·pin·go·sto·mat·o·my [sal-ping-goh-stuh-mat-uh-mee] /sælˌpɪŋ goʊ stəˈmæt ə mi/.

Origin of salpingostomy

First recorded in 1890–95; salpingo- + -stomy
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Medicine definitions for salpingostomy

salpingostomy

[ săl′pĭng-gŏs′tə-mē ]

n.

Surgical formation of an opening in a fallopian tube whose fimbriated extremity has been closed as a result of inflammation.
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