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salping/o — Tube

salping/o means tube. Ancient Greek source words and medical terminology examples: salpingitis.

Meaning and source words

Meaning: Tube

• Ancient Greek: σάλπιγξ σάλπιγγος (salpinx salpingos)

Examples and word parts

salpingitis

Inflammation of a uterine tube in this use.

Word parts: salping (tube) + -itis (inflammation)

Recorded forms: salping-, salpingo-

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