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

salpingoperitonitis, salpingopexy, salpingopharyngeal muscle, salpingoplasty, salpingorrhaphy, salpingostomy, salpingotomy, salpinx, salsa, salsa verde, 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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