mesosalpinx etymology

English word mesosalpinx comes from English meso-, English salpinx ((anatomy) Eustachian tube. (anatomy) Fallopian tube.)

Detailed word origin of mesosalpinx

Dictionary entryLanguageDefinition
meso- English (eng) (chemistry) Designating an achiral member of a group of diastereoisomers that has at least one chiral member. Intermediate. Middle.
salpinx English (eng) (anatomy) Eustachian tube. (anatomy) Fallopian tube.
mesosalpinx English (eng) (anatomy) Part of the lining of the abdominal cavity in higher vertebrates, specifically the portion of the broad ligament that stretches from the ovary to the level of the uterine tube.

Words with the same origin as mesosalpinx

Descendants of meso-
age ageism ageless agelessness agewise mesectoderm mesobuccal mesohabitat mesometeorology mesometritis mesomorphic meson mesopharynx mesophyll mesopuncture mesosphere mesostatic muon overage period postage teen teenager underage
Descendants of salpinx
hysterosalpingography