salpingoperitonitis

salpingoperitonitis definition - medical

sal·pin·go·per·i·to·ni·tis (săl-pĭngˌgō-pĕrˌĭ-tn-īˈtĭs)

noun
Inflammation of a fallopian tube, the perisalpinx, and the peritoneum.

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