Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The operative formation of a fistula communicating with the Fallopian or Eustachian tube.
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- noun surgery The surgical
unblocking of ablocked fallopian tube
Etymologies
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Examples
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For this reason, most moralists agree that MTX and salpingostomy do not withstand the application of the principle of double effect.
The Volokh Conspiracy » Abortion: Murder or Tragedy? Are Those the Only Options? 2009
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The majority of Catholic moralists reject MTX and salpingostomy on the basis that these two amount to no less than a direct abortion.
The Volokh Conspiracy » Abortion: Murder or Tragedy? Are Those the Only Options? 2009
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If an unruptured tubal pregnancy is diagnosed, the most common treatment is a salpingostomy performed during a laparoscopy or laparotomy.
Getting Pregnant Niels H. Lauersen 2000
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Of course, Catholic bishops COULD clarify their position — they’ve had ample time to do so, since methotrexate and salpingostomy have been standard of care for quite some time — but they’ve chosen not to and most Catholic moralists have gone right on spouting their misogynistic nonsense.
The Volokh Conspiracy » Abortion: Murder or Tragedy? Are Those the Only Options? 2009
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Of course, Catholic bishops COULD clarify their position — they’ve had ample time to do so, since methotrexate and salpingostomy have been standard of care for quite some time — but they’ve chosen not to and most Catholic moralists have gone right on spouting their misogynistic nonsense.
The Volokh Conspiracy » Abortion: Murder or Tragedy? Are Those the Only Options? 2009
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