salpinx

Definitions of salpinx
  1. noun
    a tube in the uterus or the ear
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    types:
    Eustachian tube, auditory tube
    either of the paired tubes connecting the middle ears to the nasopharynx; equalizes air pressure on the two sides of the eardrum
    Fallopian tube, oviduct, uterine tube
    either of a pair of tubes conducting the egg from the ovary to the uterus
    type of:
    tube, tube-shaped structure
    (anatomy) any hollow cylindrical body structure
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