Definition of "salpingitis" [‖Sal•pin•gi•tis]

• Inflammation of the fallopian or eustachian tube. (noun)

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• "If the woman, during the course of the gonorrhea, had salpingitis, that is, an inflammation of the Fallopian tubes, then we can never say positively that she is cured; all we can say, at best, is: presumably cured."
• "Pelvic inflammatory disease (PID) is a general term for an infection that affects the lining of the uterus (endometrium), the fallopian tubes (salpingitis), and/or ovaries (oophoritis)."
• "It may also lead to salpingitis, an inflammation of the fallopian tubes."