salpinx

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈsæl.pɪŋks/
  • Rhymes: -ælpɪŋks

Noun

salpinx (plural salpinges or salpinxes)

  1. (anatomy) A trumpet-shaped tube.
    1. (anatomy) A Fallopian tube.
    2. (anatomy) A Eustachian tube.

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Latin

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek σᾰ́λπῐγξ (sálpinx, a war-trumpet).

Pronunciation

Noun

salpinx f (genitive salpingis); third declension (New Latin)

  1. (anatomy) Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value); either the Fallopian tube of females or the Eustachian tube

Inflection

Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)
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