salpinx

(salpiŋks′)

noun pl. salpinges

  1. fallopian tube
  2. eustachian tube

Origin: ModL < Gr salpinx, a trumpet

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See salpinx in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun pl. sal·pin·ges (săl-pĭnˈjēz)
  1. The fallopian tube.
  2. The eustachian tube.

Origin:

Origin: New Latin

Origin: , from Greek salpinx, trumpet

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Related Forms:

  • sal·pinˈgi·an (-pĭnˈjē-ən, -jən) adjective

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