salpingostomy

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noun

The surgical unblocking of a blocked Fallopian tube.

“Near-synonym: salpingotomy (sometimes synonymous)”

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Meanings

nounsalpingostomy (plural salpingostomies)

plural salpingostomies

  1. medicineThe surgical unblocking of a blocked Fallopian tube.

    Near-synonym: salpingotomy (sometimes synonymous)

    Synonyms: salpingotomy

Synonyms & antonyms

nounThe surgical unblocking of a blocked Fallopian tube.

Similar
salpingotomy
Also see
salpingotomy

Origin

From salpingo- + -stomy.

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APA

salpingostomy. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/salpingostomy

MLA

“salpingostomy.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/salpingostomy. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “salpingostomy,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/salpingostomy.

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