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