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单词 salpinx
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salpinx

[ sal-pingks ]
/ ˈsæl pɪŋks /

noun, plural sal·pin·ges [sal-pin-jeez]. /sælˈpɪn dʒiz/. Anatomy.

a trumpet-shaped tube, as a Fallopian or Eustachian tube.

Origin of salpinx

1835–45; <Greek: trumpet

OTHER WORDS FROM salpinx

sal·pin·gi·an [sal-pin-jee-uhn], /sælˈpɪn dʒi ən/, adjective

Words nearby salpinx

salpingopharyngeal muscle, salpingoplasty, salpingorrhaphy, salpingostomy, salpingotomy, salpinx, salsa, salsa verde, salsify, sal soda, salt
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Example sentences from the Web for salpinx

  • The Greek name for the Fallopian tube is salpinx (salpinx in Greek means tube).

    Woman|William J. Robinson
  • An imitation of this wooden torch was undoubtedly the torch-case made of clay or metal in the shape of a salpinx.

    Museum of Antiquity|L. W. Yaggy

British Dictionary definitions for salpinx

salpinx
/ (ˈsælpɪŋks) /

noun plural salpinges (sælˈpɪndʒiːz)

anatomy another name for Fallopian tube, Eustachian tube

Derived forms of salpinx

salpingian (sælˈpɪndʒɪən), adjective

Word Origin for salpinx

C19: from Greek: trumpet
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Medical definitions for salpinx

salpinx
[ sălpĭngks ]

n. pl. sal•pin•ges (săl-pĭnjēz)

fallopian tube
eustachian tube
The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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