What does salping mean in medical terms?

salping

Meaning: fallopian tube, uterine tube

Type: Word root · Body system: Whole Body & General Terms

A word root is the core of a word; prefixes and suffixes attach around it. On this page: what salping means, and real medical words that use it, each broken down into its parts.

Example words using salping

salpingitis
salping (fallopian tube) + -itis (inflammation) = inflammation of a fallopian tube
salpingectomy
salping (fallopian tube) + -ectomy (surgical removal) = surgical removal of a fallopian tube
hydrosalpinx
hydro- (water) + salping (fallopian tube) = a fallopian tube filled with fluid

Shortened forms

Charts and notes shorten long terms — see the Medical Abbreviations guide for the short forms you will meet in real records.

Please note: This section teaches the language of medicine — what word parts mean and how terms are built. It is an educational reference, not medical advice. For the meaning of a word in your own medical record, ask the clinician who wrote it.