salpingo-
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English
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]- salping- (before a vowel)
Etymology
[edit]From New Latin salpinx (“the salpinx”) + -o-, from Ancient Greek σᾰ́λπῐγξ (sálpinx, “a war-trumpet”).
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /sal.pɪŋ.ɡəʊ/
- (General American) IPA(key): /sæl.pɪŋ.ɡoʊ/
Prefix
[edit]salpingo-
- (anatomy) salpingeal: salpinx: Of or pertaining to a Fallopian tube or a Eustachian tube.
Synonyms
[edit]Derived terms
[edit]See also
[edit]- syringo- (also semantically related to tubes of various kinds)
References
[edit]- “salpingo-”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.
- “salping-”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.