"salpingotomy" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: salpingotomies [plural]
Etymology: From salpingo- + -tomy. Etymology templates: {{confix|en|salpingo|tomy}} salpingo- + -tomy Head templates: {{en-noun}} salpingotomy (plural salpingotomies)
  1. (obstetrics, surgery) The operation of making an incision into a Fallopian tube to remove an ectopic. Synonyms: salpingostomy Hypernyms: procedure, operation, surgery, treatment, therapy Related terms: oophorosalpingectomy Coordinate_terms: salpingectomy

Inflected forms

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