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salpingotomy
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Etymology
Noun
salpingotomy (plural salpingotomies)
- (obstetrics, surgery) The operation of making an incision into a Fallopian tube to remove an ectopic.
- Hypernyms: procedure, operation, surgery, treatment, therapy
- Coordinate term: salpingectomy
- Near-synonym: salpingostomy (sometimes synonymous)
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