Definition of salpingitis
:inflammation of a fallopian or eustachian tube
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These masses are caused by salpingitis, an inflammation of the chicken's oviduct cause by an infection.
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Origin and Etymology of salpingitis
New Latin, from salping-, salpinx fallopian or eustachian tube, from Greek, trumpet
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medical Definition of salpingitis
plural salpingitides
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\-ˈjit-ə-ˌdēz\
:inflammation of a fallopian or eustachian tube
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