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salpingectomy

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(sal′pin jek′tə mē)

noun pl. salpingectomies

the severing or excising of a fallopian tube, as in sterilizing a woman

Origin: salping(o)- + -ectomy

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noun pl. sal·pin·gec·to·mies

Surgical removal of the fallopian tube. Also called tubectomy.

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