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salpingitis

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
salp-in-gi-tis
IPA
14
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
4
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Inflammation of one or both fallopian tubes, usually caused by a bacterial infection that spreads from the lower reproductive tract. It is a type of pelvic inflammatory disease and can lead to complications such as infertility or ectopic pregnancy if not treated promptly.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

From salping- + -itis.

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

salpingitises (plural) salpingitides (plural)

Derived Forms

endosalpingitis otosalpingitis salpingitic

Questions

What does salpingitis mean?
Inflammation of one or both fallopian tubes, usually caused by a bacterial infection that spreads from the lower reproductive tract. It is a type of pelvic inflammatory disease and can lead to complications such as infertility or ectopic pregnancy if not treated promptly.
Where does salpingitis come from?
From salping- + -itis.

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