salpingitis

noun sal·pin·gi·tis \ˌsal-pən-ˈjī-təs\

Definition of SALPINGITIS

: inflammation of a fallopian or eustachian tube

New Latin, from salping-, salpinx fallopian or eustachian tube, from Greek, trumpet

First Known Use: 1860

Medical Dictionary

noun sal·pin·gi·tis \ˌsal-pən-ˈjīt-əs\

plural sal·pin·git·i·des \-ˈjit-ə-ˌdēz\

: inflammation of a fallopian or eustachian tube

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