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salpinx

[ sal-pingks ]

noun

, Anatomy.
, plural sal·pin·ges [sal-, pin, -jeez].
  1. a trumpet-shaped tube, as a Fallopian or Eustachian tube.


salpinx

/ sælˈpɪndʒɪən; ˈsælpɪŋks /

noun

  1. anatomy another name for Fallopian tube Eustachian tube
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Derived Forms

  • salpingian, adjective
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Other Words From

  • sal·pin·gi·an [sal-, pin, -jee-, uh, n], adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of salpinx1

1835–45; < Greek: trumpet
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Word History and Origins

Origin of salpinx1

C19: from Greek: trumpet
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Example Sentences

One was of course a journalist, to supply the special correspondence of the Acropolis and the Hellenike Salpinx.

An imitation of this wooden torch was undoubtedly the torch-case made of clay or metal in the shape of a salpinx.

The Greek name for the Fallopian tube is salpinx (salpinx in Greek means tube).

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