salpingo-

Salpingo- is a combining form used like a prefix referring to the salpinx. The salpinx is a trumpet-shaped tube, especially the fallopian tube (in the female reproductive system) or Eustachian tube (in the ear).

Salpingo- is used in medical terms, especially in anatomy.

Salpingo- comes from the Greek ��á���辱�Գ�, meaning “trumpet.” Trumpet? Well, a salpinx was a kind of long, straight trumpet in ancient Greece.

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When combined with words or word elements that begin with a vowel, salpingo- becomes salping-, as in salpingitis.

An example of a medical term that uses salpingo- is salpingotomy, “incision of the fallopian tubes.”

The first part of the word, salpingo-, means “salpinx,” as we’ve seen. The second part of the word, –tomy, means “cutting, incision.” Salpingotomy literally translates to “salpinx incision.”

������ are some words that use the combining form salpingo- or salping-?

• salpingectomy
• salpingocele
• salpingography
• salpingolysis
• salpingopexy

������ are some other forms that salpingo- may be commonly confused with?

• sapo-
• sapro-
• scapulo-
• slcero-

The combining form -ectomy means “excision.” With this in mind, what does the medical procedure of a salpingectomy involve?