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salpingeal

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Etymology

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From salpinx +‎ -al.

Adjective

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salpingeal (not comparable)

  1. Relating to a salpinx (a tube or tuboid structure), as:
    1. (usually) Relating to the Fallopian tubes.
      • 2015 September 19, “Analysis of the Mycoplasma genitalium MgpB Adhesin to Predict Membrane Topology, Investigate Antibody Accessibility, Characterize Amino Acid Diversity, and Identify Functional and Immunogenic Epitopes”, in PLOS ONE[1], →DOI:
        Sera were obtained from two primates: A01220, inoculated cervically and in multiple salpingeal pockets, and J00106, inoculated only in the cervix.
    2. (occasionally) Related to the Eustachian tubes.

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