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salpinx
[ sal-pingks ]
/ ˈsæl pɪŋks /
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noun, plural sal·pin·ges [sal-pin-jeez]. /sælˈpɪn dʒiz/. Anatomy.
a trumpet-shaped tube, as a Fallopian or Eustachian tube.
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Origin of salpinx
1835–45; <Greek: trumpet
OTHER WORDS FROM salpinx
sal·pin·gi·an [sal-pin-jee-uhn], /sælˈpɪn dʒi ən/, adjectiveWords nearby salpinx
salpingectomy, salpingitis, salpingo-, salpingostomy, salpingotomy, salpinx, salsa, salsa verde, salsify, sal soda, salt
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How to use salpinx in a sentence
One was of course a journalist, to supply the special correspondence of the Acropolis and the Hellenike Salpinx.
Life in Morocco and Glimpses Beyond|Budgett MeakinAn imitation of this wooden torch was undoubtedly the torch-case made of clay or metal in the shape of a salpinx.
Museum of Antiquity|L. W. YaggyThe Greek name for the Fallopian tube is salpinx (salpinx in Greek means tube).
Woman|William J. Robinson
British Dictionary definitions for salpinx
salpinx
/ (ˈsælpɪŋks) /
noun plural salpinges (sælˈpɪndʒiːz)
anatomy another name for Fallopian tube, Eustachian tube
Derived forms of salpinx
salpingian (sælˈpɪndʒɪən), adjectiveWord Origin for salpinx
C19: from Greek: trumpet
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