Salping/o is a combining form for “uterine tube (fallopian tube)”.
Example Word: salping/o/stomy
Word Breakdown: Salping/o pertains to “uterine tube”, -stomy is a suffix that refers to “surgically creating a hole”.
Definition: Salpingostomy is a surgical procedure that creates an opening in the fallopian tube to repair a damaged tube or remove an ectopic pregnancy.
