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Meaning of SALPINGITIS

Pronunciation:  `salpin'jItis

WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: [n]  inflammation of a Fallopian tube (usually the result of infection spreading from the vagina or uterus) or of a Eustachian tube
 
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 See Also: inflammation, redness, rubor

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Sal`pin*gi"tis\, n. [NL. See {Salpinx}, and
{-itis}.] (Med.)
Inflammation of the salpinx.
 
Biology Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
  1. Inflamation of one or both fallopian tubes.
  2. Salpingitis is the condition characterized by inflammation of the fallopian tube, often caused by infection by bacteria ascending from the vagina.
 

 

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