Etymology

salpingo-

Today it means: Fallopian tube. Full definition →

New Latin salpinx ← Ancient Greek σᾰ́λπῐγξ (sắlpĭnx)
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  1. Ancient Greekσᾰ́λπῐγξ (sắlpĭnx)
  2. New Latinsalpinx
  3. English todaysalpingo-

From New Latin salpinx (“the salpinx”) + -o-, from Ancient Greek σᾰ́λπῐγξ (sắlpĭnx, “a war-trumpet”).

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