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salpingostomy

American

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

Also salpingostomatomy

noun

Surgery.

the formation of an artificial opening into a Fallopian tube.

Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

salpingostomies

plural

Etymology

Origin of salpingostomy

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

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