salpingo-
English
editAlternative forms
edit- salping- (before a vowel)
Etymology
editFrom New Latin salpinx (“the salpinx”) + -o-, from Ancient Greek σᾰ́λπῐγξ (sálpinx, “a war-trumpet”).
Pronunciation
edit- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /sal.pɪŋ.ɡəʊ/
- (General American) IPA(key): /sæl.pɪŋ.ɡoʊ/
Prefix
editsalpingo-
- (anatomy) salpingeal: salpinx: Of or pertaining to a Fallopian tube or a Eustachian tube.
Synonyms
editDerived terms
editSee also
edit- syringo- (also semantically related to tubes of various kinds)
References
edit- “salpingo-”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.
- “salping-”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.