salpingectomy

A medical noun referring to the surgical removal of one or both fallopian tubes.

• 🇵🇹Termo médico que designa a remoção cirúrgica de uma ou de ambas as trompas de Falópio.

1. Surgical removal of Fallopian tubes C2 formal medical

   A surgical procedure to remove one or both of the Fallopian tubes, often performed to treat ectopic pregnancy, infection, or as a method of sterilization.

   • The patient underwent a salpingectomy after the ectopic pregnancy was diagnosed.
   • A salpingectomy is sometimes performed to reduce the risk of ovarian cancer.
   • The surgeon explained that a salpingectomy would be necessary to remove the damaged tube.

   🇵🇹Remoção cirúrgica das tubas uterinas

• salpingectomies plural form
• salpingectomies' possessive plural form
• salpingectomy's possessive singular form