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salpingitis

Term: salpingitis

Literally meaning: “inflammation of fallopian tubes”

Origin: Anc Greek
σάλπιγξ/salpinx(=trumbet)
++ (-ίτις)/-ιτις (=-itis, suffix meaning “pertaining to” or “inflammation”.) It is in feminine gender because it was used with feminine noun η νόσος/ e nosos /(=disease).

Coined/History
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Definition
Salpingitis is an inflammation by infection of
1. a uterine tube.
2. the eustachian tube.


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