salpingectomy
US/sæl.pənˈd͡ʒɛk.tə.mi/
salpingectomy noun: the surgical removal of one or both fallopian tubes, usually performed to treat conditions such as ectopic pregnancy, infection, cancer, or to reduce the risk of ovarian cancer.
Noun
salpingectomy (countable and uncountable, plural salpingectomies)
- The surgical removal of one or both fallopian tubes, usually performed to treat conditions such as ectopic pregnancy, infection, cancer, or to reduce the risk of ovarian cancer.
salpingectomy meaning in Tamil
salpingectomy in Tamil
- அண்டக்குழல் எடுப்பு
Forms of salpingectomy
| plural | salpingectomies |
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Origin of salpingectomy
From salping- (“of or relating to the salpinx”) + -ectomy (“surgical removal”).
Words that rhyme with salpingectomy
- facadectomy
- onychectomy
- tarsectomy
- transversectomy
- adenectomy
- adenoidectomy
- adenomectomy
- adenotonsillectomy
- adipectomy
- adnexectomy
- adrenalectomy
- allatectomy
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- alveolectomy
- amnionectomy
- ampullectomy
- amygdalectomy
- aneurysmectomy
- antennectomy
- antrectomy
- apicectomy
- apicoectomy
- appendectomy
- appendicectomy
- arteriectomy
- arthrectomy
- arytenoidectomy
- astragalectomy
- atherectomy
- auriculectomy
- bafflectomy
- bichectomy
- blebectomy
- blepharectomy
- brainectomy
- bulbectomy
- bullectomy
- bunionectomy
- bursectomy
- callosumectomy
- canthectomy
- capsulectomy
- cardiectomy
- cardioectomy
- carpectomy
- carunclectomy
- cashectomy
- caudectomy
- cecectomy
- cerebellectomy
- cervicectomy
- cheilectomy
- cholecystectomy
- choledochectomy
- chondrectomy
- clinoidectomy
- clitorectomy
- clitoridectomy
- coccygectomy
- colectomy
- colonectomy
Questions about salpingectomy
- What does salpingectomy mean?
- Salpingectomy means the surgical removal of one or both fallopian tubes, usually performed to treat conditions such as ectopic pregnancy, infection, cancer, or to reduce the risk of ovarian cancer.
- What is salpingectomy in Tamil?
- Salpingectomy in Tamil is அண்டக்குழல் எடுப்பு. See Salpingectomy meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is salpingectomy?
- Salpingectomy is a noun.
- How do you pronounce salpingectomy?
- Salpingectomy is pronounced /sæl.pənˈd͡ʒɛk.tə.mi/ (US).
- What is the plural of salpingectomy?
- The plural of salpingectomy is salpingectomies.
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