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n. - Inflammation of a Fallopian tube (usually the result of infection spreading from the vagina or uterus) or of a Eustachian tube.

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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;...
  • On the other hand, she may have had a severe salpingitis on
  • An inflammation of the Fallopian tube is therefore called salpingitis.
  • It may also lead to salpingitis, an inflammation of the fallopian tubes.
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