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salpingotomy

American  
[sal-ping-got-uh-mee] / ˌsæl pɪŋˈgɒt ə mi /

noun

Surgery.

plural

salpingotomies

  1. incision of a Fallopian tube.

Etymology

Origin of salpingotomy

First recorded in 1895–1900; salpingo- + -tomy

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