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salpingo-

  1. a combining form representing salpinx in compound words:

    salpingotomy.



salpingo-

adjective

  1. indicating the Fallopian tubes

    salpingo-oophorectomy

“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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Word History and Origins

Origin of salpingo-1

< New Latin < Greek salping- (stem of sálpinx ) trumpet + -o- -o-
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Word History and Origins

Origin of salpingo-1

C20: from salpinx

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