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salpingectomy

salpingectomy

1 9.9
Surgery to remove one or both Fallopian tubes
  • noun
  • /sælˌpɪŋˈɛk.tə.mi/
  • Specialized
: salpingectomía
  • The doctor explained that a salpingectomy is necessary to prevent complications from an ectopic pregnancy.

Examples

  • After undergoing a salpingectomy, she was advised not to attempt pregnancy for at least six months.

  • Point of possible interest: some pro-lifers, including the Catholic hierarchy, accept full or partial salpingectomy (removal of the fallopian tube), as a morally acceptable medical intervention in the case of a tubal pregnancy.

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  • A salpingectomy involves the careful removal of one or both fallopian tubes during surgery.

Surface Forms

salpingectomy singular
salpingectomies plural

Morphology

salpingectomy = salping + ectomy

This is a technical medical term built from classical combining forms, so an average B1 learner would not be able to infer the meaning from the parts.

Etymology

Salpingectomy comes from the Greek word salpinx meaning 'trumpet' because the Fallopian tube looks a bit like a small trumpet, and the medical ending -ectomy meaning 'cutting out', as in appendectomy. So, a salpingectomy is the surgical removal of one or both Fallopian tubes.