Salpingo-oophoritis Health Dictionary

Salpingo-oophoritis: From 1 Different Sources

n. inflammation of a Fallopian tube and an ovary.

Health Source: Oxford | Concise Colour Medical Dictionary
Author: Jonathan Law, Elizabeth Martin

Another name for ovaritis or in?ammation of an ovary (see OVARIES; OVARIES, DISEASES OF).... oöphoritis

Surgical removal of a Fallopian tube (see FALLOPIAN TUBES) and its accompanying ovary (see OVARIES).... salpingo-oöphorectomy

A prefix indicating a connection with either the FALLOPIAN TUBES or the EUSTACHIAN TUBES. ... salpingo-

n. inflammation of an ovary and Fallopian tube, with the formation of pus.... pyosalpingo-oophoritis