Meaning

root

salping/o

fallopian tube

GreekReproductive

Terms built from salping/o

2 terms in the TermDecode library use this word part. Where a term’s breakdown names the part, the term is shown split into its parts with salping/o marked.

salping/o decoded step by step

2 library terms, read one part at a time.

salpingectomy

  1. The root salping/o means “fallopian tube”.
  2. The suffix -ectomy means “removal”.
  3. Together: Surgical removal of a fallopian tube.

salpingitis

  1. The root salping/o means “fallopian tube”.
  2. The suffix -itis means “inflammation”.
  3. Together: Inflammation of the fallopian tube.

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