salpingeal

English

Etymology

From salpinx +‎ -al.

Adjective

salpingeal (not comparable)

1. Relating to a salpinx (a tube or tuboid structure), as:
   1. (usually) Relating to the Fallopian tubes.
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        Sera were obtained from two primates: A01220, inoculated cervically and in multiple salpingeal pockets, and J00106, inoculated only in the cervix.

   2. (occasionally) Related to the Eustachian tubes.

Synonyms

• salpingo-

Related terms

• hydrosalpingeal

Anagrams

• planigales, splenalgia