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hydrosalpinx

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
hy-dros-alpinx
IPA
28
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
3
Syllables
12
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A distally blocked Fallopian tube filled with serous or clear fluid.

Etymology

From hydro- + salpinx.

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

hydrosalpinxes (plural) hydrosalpinges (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

hematosalpinx hydrosalpingeal pyosalpinx

Rhymes With

salpinx pyosalpinx mesosalpinx

Questions

What does hydrosalpinx mean?
A distally blocked Fallopian tube filled with serous or clear fluid.
Where does hydrosalpinx come from?
From hydro- + salpinx.

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