单词 | pyosalpinx |
释义 | > as lemmaspyosalpinx pyosalpinx n. Brit. /ˌpʌɪə(ʊ)ˈsalpɪŋks/ , U.S. /ˌpaɪoʊˈsælˌpɪŋ(k)s/ [after German Pyosalpinx (1874 in the passage translated in quot. 1875)] the accumulation of pus in the Fallopian tube; an instance of this.ΚΠ 1875 tr. K. Schroeder in tr. H. W. von Ziemssen et al. Cycl. Pract. Med. X. 345 The accumulation of pus in the tube—pyosalpinx [Ger. Pyosalpinx]—may even lead to ulceration of the mucous membrane. 1953 R. W. Fairbrother Text-bk. Bacteriol. (ed. 7) xvii. 214 Infection may pass to the ovaries and peritoneum by the Fallopian tubes, where salpingitis or pyosalpinx may be produced. 1991 Genitourinary Med. 67 485 Gonococcal antibodies were present in 54% of women with no evidence of clinical infection, compared with 91% of those with pyosalpinx. < as lemmas |
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