salpingo-

English

Alternative forms

• salping- (before a vowel)

Etymology

From New Latin salpinx (“the salpinx”) +‎ -o-, from Ancient Greek σᾰ́λπῐγξ (sálpinx, “a war-trumpet”).

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /sal.pɪŋ.ɡəʊ/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /sæl.pɪŋ.ɡoʊ/

Prefix

salpingo-

1. (anatomy) salpingeal: salpinx: Of or pertaining to a Fallopian tube or a Eustachian tube.

Synonyms

• tubo-

Derived terms

English terms prefixed with salpingo-

See also

• syringo- (also semantically related to tubes of various kinds)

References

• “salpingo-”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.
• “salping-”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.

Anagrams

• Spagnoli, galopins