salpingostomy

English

Etymology

From salpingo- +‎ -stomy.

Noun

salpingostomy (plural salpingostomies)

1. (obstetrics, surgery) The surgical unblocking of a blocked Fallopian tube.

   Hypernyms: procedure, operation, surgery, treatment, therapy

   Coordinate term: salpingectomy

   Near-synonym: salpingotomy (sometimes synonymous)

Related terms

• oophorosalpingectomy