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Definitions

Prefix

1. 1
   Salpinx; salpingeal.; Fallopian tube. morpheme
2. 2
   Salpinx; salpingeal.; Eustachian tube. morpheme

Synonyms

All synonyms

tubo

Etymology

From New Latin salpinx (“the salpinx”) + -o-, from Ancient Greek σᾰ́λπῐγξ (sắlpĭnx, “a war-trumpet”).

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