Dictionary Definition
salpinx n : a tube in the uterus or the ear
[also: salpinges
(pl)]
Extensive Definition
A salpinx (Greek σαλπιγξ, plural salpinges) was a
type of Greek trumpet.
In anatomical contexts, it is used to refer to a
type of tube. Per Terminologia
Anatomica, the Latin term "tuba" is usually used to describe
most tubes (after the Roman tuba,
not the modern Tuba), but the term
"salpinges" and its adjectival derivatives are still sometimes used
to describe the following two "tubes":
- Fallopian tube (as in mesosalpinx, salpingitis and hydrosalpinx)
Salpiglossis
derives from the Greek for "trumpet" and "tongue".