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salpingo-

UK/sal.pɪŋ.ɡəʊ/US/sæl.pɪŋ.ɡoʊ/

salpingo- prefix: fallopian tube.

Prefix

salpingo-

  1. Fallopian tube.
    Synonyms:
    tubo-
  2. Eustachian tube.
    Synonyms:
    tubo-

Synonyms of salpingo-

Forms of salpingo-

alternative formsalping-

Origin of salpingo-

From New Latin salpinx (“the salpinx”) + -o-, from Ancient Greek σᾰ́λπῐγξ (sắlpĭnx, “a war-trumpet”).

Questions about salpingo-

What does salpingo- mean?
Salpingo- means fallopian tube.
What part of speech is salpingo-?
Salpingo- is a prefix.
How do you pronounce salpingo-?
Salpingo- is pronounced /sal.pɪŋ.ɡəʊ/ (UK).

Words near salpingo- in the dictionary

  1. salpingids
  2. salpingitic
  3. salpingitides
  4. salpingitis
  5. salpingitises
  6. salpingo-
  7. salpingo-oophorectomies
  8. salpingo-oophorectomy
  9. salpingo-oophoritis
  10. salpingo-ovariectomy
  11. salpingogram

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