Salpingo-
1.
a combining form representing salpinx, in compound words:
salpingotomy.
adjective, combining form
1.
indicating the Fallopian tubes: salpingo-oophorectomy
salpingo- or salping-
pref.
Salpinx: salpingitis.
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salpingography sal·pin·gog·ra·phy (sāl’pĭng-gŏg’rə-fē) n. Radiographic visualization of the fallopian tubes after injection of a radiopaque substance.
- Salpingolysis
salpingolysis sal·pin·gol·y·sis (sāl’pĭng-gŏl’ĭ-sĭs) n. A surgical procedure for freeing a fallopian tube from adhesions.
- Salpingo-oophorectomy
salpingo-oophorectomy sal·pin·go-o·o·pho·rec·to·my (sāl-pĭng’gō-ō’ə-fə-rěk’tə-mē) n. Surgical removal of an ovary and its fallopian tube.
- Salpingo-oophoritis
salpingo-oophoritis sal·pin·go-o·o·pho·ri·tis (sāl-pĭng’gō-ō’ə-fə-rī’tĭs) n. Inflammation of a fallopian tube and its ovary.