salpingotomy

== English == === Etymology === From salpingo- +‎ -tomy. === Noun === salpingotomy (plural salpingotomies) (obstetrics, surgery) The operation of making an incision into a Fallopian tube to remove an ectopic. Hypernyms: procedure, operation, surgery, treatment, therapy Coordinate term: salpingectomy Near-synonym: salpingostomy (sometimes synonymous) ==== Related terms ====