Disease or Syndrome
salpingitis Audio
sal·pin·gi·tis [ sal-pin-jahy-tis ]
Subclass of:
Pelvic Inflammatory Disease; Fallopian Tube Diseases
Etymology:
Greek salpinx = trumpet or tube + -itis = inflammation
Definitions related to salpingitis:
  • Acute or chronic inflammation of the fallopian tube. It is most often caused by Neisseria gonorrhoeae and Chlamydia trachomatis infections. The infections usually originate in the vagina and ascend to the fallopian tube. Symptoms include abdominal, pelvic, and lower back pain, pain during ovulation and sexual intercourse, fever, nausea, and vomiting. Complications include infertility and ectopic pregnancy.
    NCI Thesaurus
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
  • Inflammation of the fallopian tubes.
    CRISP Thesaurus
    National Institutes of Health, 2006
  • Inflammation of the uterine salpinx, the trumpet-shaped FALLOPIAN TUBES, usually caused by ascending infections of organisms from the lower reproductive tract. Salpingitis can lead to tubal scarring, hydrosalpinx, tubal occlusion, INFERTILITY, and ectopic pregnancy (PREGNANCY, ECTOPIC)
    NLM Medical Subject Headings
    U.S. National Library of Medicine, 2021
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