salpingostomy

Also sal·pin·go·sto·mat·o·my

[sal-ping-gos-tuh-mee]

noun

Surgery.

plural

salpingostomies 

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of salpingostomy¹

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