Definitions for salpingitisˌsæl pɪnˈdʒaɪ tɪs
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
sal•pin•gi•tisˌsæl pɪnˈdʒaɪ tɪs(n.)
inflammation of a salpinx.
Category: Pathology
Origin of salpingitis:
1860–65
Princeton's WordNet
salpingitis(noun)
inflammation of a Fallopian tube (usually the result of infection spreading from the vagina or uterus) or of a Eustachian tube
Wiktionary
salpingitis(Noun)
Inflammation of the Fallopian tube or the Eustachean tube as a result of infection.
Webster Dictionary
Salpingitis(noun)
inflammation of the salpinx
U.S. National Library of Medicine
Salpingitis
Inflammation of the uterine salpinx, the trumpet-shaped FALLOPIAN TUBES, usually caused by ascending infections of organisms from the lower reproductive tract. Salpingitis can lead to tubal scarring, hydrosalpinx, tubal occlusion, INFERTILITY, and ectopic pregnancy (PREGNANCY, ECTOPIC)
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