SALPINGITIS

salpingitis

(noun) inflammation of a Fallopian tube (usually the result of infection spreading from the vagina or uterus) or of a Eustachian tube

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

salpingitis (countable and uncountable, plural salpingitises or salpingitides)

(pathology) Inflammation of the Fallopian tube or the Eustachian tube as a result of infection

Source: Wiktionary


Sal`pin*gi"tis, n. Etym: [NL. See Salpinx, and -itis.] (Med.)

Definition: Inflammation of the salpinx.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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