Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun Inflammation of the fallopian or eustachian tube.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun Inflammation of a Fallopian tube.
- noun Inflammation of a Eustachian tube; syringitis.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun (Med.) Inflammation of the salpinx.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun medicine
Inflammation of theFallopian tube or the Eustachean tube as a result ofinfection .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun inflammation of a Fallopian tube (usually the result of infection spreading from the vagina or uterus) or of a Eustachian tube
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Examples
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If the woman, during the course of the gonorrhea, had salpingitis, that is, an inflammation of the Fallopian tubes, then we can never say positively that she is cured; all we can say, at best, is: presumably cured.
Woman Her Sex and Love Life William J. Robinson
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Pelvic inflammatory disease (PID) is a general term for an infection that affects the lining of the uterus (endometrium), the fallopian tubes (salpingitis), and/or ovaries (oophoritis).
OUR BODIES, OURSELVES The Boston Women’s Health Book Collective 2005
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It may also lead to salpingitis, an inflammation of the fallopian tubes.
Getting Pregnant Niels H. Lauersen 2000
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· Infections: Endometritis, salpingitis, pelviperitonitis, septicemia must be prevented by rigorous asepsis, atraumatic procedures and systemic antibiotic therapy.
Chapter 7 1989
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An inflammation of the Fallopian tube is therefore called salpingitis.
Woman Her Sex and Love Life William J. Robinson
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The conditions which cause sterility in women are many, but the most common cause is a salpingitis or an inflammation of the Fallopian tubes, which may be caused by gonorrhea or any other inflammation.
Woman Her Sex and Love Life William J. Robinson
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(A salpingitis has the same effect in causing sterility in the female as has an epididymitis in the male.)
Woman Her Sex and Love Life William J. Robinson
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On the other hand, she may have had a severe salpingitis on
Woman Her Sex and Love Life William J. Robinson
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In women, pelvic inflammatory disease, acute salpingitis or inflammation of the fallopian tube, ectopic pregnancy, ovarian cysts, abscesses and tumors can cause pain in this area.
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In poultry, E. coli infections may cause septicemia, chronic respiratory disease, synovitis (inflammation of the joints which can lead to lameness), pericarditis (inflammation of the sac around the heart), and salpingitis
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