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noun
A trumpet-shaped tube.
A Fallopian tube.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: anatomy, medicine, sciences
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noun
A trumpet-shaped tube.
A Eustachian tube.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: anatomy, medicine, sciences
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noun
a tube in the uterus or the ear
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: tube, tube-shaped structure
Narrower terms: Eustachian tube, auditory tube, Fallopian tube, uterine tube, oviduct
History
Etymology tree Ancient Greek σᾰ́λπῐγξ (sắlpĭnx)bor. New Latin salpinxbor. English salpinx Borrowed from New Latin salpinx.
