inflammation of a fallopian tube or eustachian tube
Word origin
< salpingo- + -itis
salpingitis in American English
(ˌsælpɪnˈdʒaitɪs)
noun
Pathology
inflammation of a salpinx
Derived forms
salpingitic (ˌsælpɪnˈdʒɪtɪk)
adjective
Word origin
[1860–65; salping- + -itis]This word is first recorded in the period 1860–65. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: Paleolithic, institutionalism, jumping jack, monism, raider-itis is a suffix used in pathological terms that denote inflammation of an organ (bronchitis; gastritis; neuritis) and hence, in extended senses, nouns denoting abnormal states or conditions, excesses,tendencies, obsessions, etc. (telephonitis; baseballitis)
Examples of 'salpingitis' in a sentence
salpingitis
Section from the tube showed features of chronic salpingitis.
Santosh Kumar Mondal, Anindya Adhikari, Rohini Nandan Chakraborty, Saikat Mandal 2017, 'Ovarian filariasis presenting as tubo-ovarian mass: Report of a rare case', CHRISMED Journal of Health and Researchhttp://www.cjhr.org/article.asp?issn=2348-3334;year=2017;volume=4;issue=2;spage=136;epage=138;aulast=Mondal. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Its association with chronic active follicular salpingitis has not been previously reported.
Nese Yener, Erdin Ilter, Ahmet Midi 2011, 'Xanthogranulomatous salpingitis as a rare pathologic aspect of chronic active pelvicinflammatory disease', Indian Journal of Pathology and Microbiologyhttp://www.ijpmonline.org/article.asp?issn=0377-4929;year=2011;volume=54;issue=1;spage=141;epage=143;aulast=Yener. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Salpingitis may result in tubal pregnancy by causing fallopian tube occlusion and hydrosalpinx.
Jianying Xu, Xingguang Luo, Shihao Qu, Guiyan Yang, Nianchun Shen 2019, 'B cell activation factor (BAFF) induces inflammation in the human fallopian tube leadingto tubal pregnancy', BMC Pregnancy and Childbirthhttp://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12884-019-2324-5. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Thus, ofloxacin has the potential for being utilized to treat early salpingitis.
Sebastian Faro 1993, 'Quinolones for the Treatment of Neisseria Gonorrhoeae and Chlamydia Trachomatis',Infectious Diseases in Obstetrics and Gynecologyhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1155/S1064744993000250. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
More severe sequellae include salpingitis and pelvic inflammatory disease which may lead to sterility and/or ectopic pregnancy.
Stuart A. Hill, Thao L. Masters, Jenny Wachter 2016, 'Gonorrhea – an evolving disease of the new millennium', Microbial Cellhttp://microbialcell.com/researcharticles/gonorrhea-an-evolving-disease-of-the-new-millennium/. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
The histopathological examination of the surgical specimen revealed an acute salpingitis with abscesses containing sulfur granules.
Evelyn Sue Nakahira, Linda Ferreira Maximiano, Fabiana Roberto Lima, Edson YassushiUssami 2017, 'Abdominal and pelvic actinomycosis due to longstanding intrauterine device: a slowand devastating infection', Autopsy and Case Reportshttp://www.revistas.usp.br/autopsy/article/view/133306. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)