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salpingectomy
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Etymology
From salping- (“of or relating to the salpinx”) + -ectomy (“surgical removal”).
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Noun
salpingectomy (plural salpingectomies)
- (gynaecology, surgery) Surgical removal of one or both Fallopian tubes.
- Hypernyms: procedure, operation, surgery, treatment, therapy
- Coordinate terms: salpingostomy, salpingotomy; oophorosalpingectomy
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