salpingostomy

salpingostomy definition - medical

sal·pin·gos·to·my (sălˌpĭng-gŏsˈtə-mē)

noun
Surgical formation of an opening in a fallopian tube whose fimbriated extremity has been closed as a result of inflammation.

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