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SALPINGECTOMY
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Dictionary entry overview: What does salpingectomy mean?
• SALPINGECTOMY (noun)
The noun SALPINGECTOMY has 1 sense:
1. surgical removal of one or both Fallopian tubes
Familiarity information: SALPINGECTOMY used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Surgical removal of one or both Fallopian tubes
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("salpingectomy" is a kind of...):
ablation; cutting out; excision; extirpation (surgical removal of a body part or tissue)
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