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mesosalpinx
mesosalpinx n. 
/ˌmɛzə(ʊ)ˈsalpɪŋks/, /ˌmiːsə(ʊ)ˈsalpɪŋks/, /ˌmiːzə(ʊ)ˈsalpɪŋks/, /ˌmɛsoʊˈsælˌpɪŋ(k)s/ [ < meso- comb. form + salpinx n. 2] the part of the broad ligament or ventral ligament that supports the oviduct.
Brit. /ˌmɛsə(ʊ)ˈsalpɪŋks/
, /ˌmɛsə(ʊ)ˈsalpɪŋks//ˌmɛzə(ʊ)ˈsalpɪŋks//ˌmiːsə(ʊ)ˈsalpɪŋks//ˌmiːzə(ʊ)ˈsalpɪŋks/U.S. /ˌmɛzoʊˈsælˌpɪŋ(k)s/
, /ˌmɛzoʊˈsælˌpɪŋ(k)s//ˌmɛsoʊˈsælˌpɪŋ(k)s/ΘΚΠ
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mesosalpinx1891
1891 New Sydenham Soc. Lexicon Mesosalpinx, the fine fold of peritonaeum which continues the mesovarium to the Fallopian tube in the foetus.
1901 Gray's Anat. (ed. 15) 1013 The Fallopian tube is contained in a special fold of the broad ligament, which is attached to the part of the ligament near the ovary, and is known by the name of the mesosalpinx.
1970 L. J. A. DiDio Synopsis Anat. 297/2 The position of the ovarian ligaments divides each broad ligament into an upper mesosalpinx and a lower mesometrium.
1987 E. W. Burr Compan. Bird Med. xv. 91/2 Leiomyoma of the Mesosalpinx. The free border of the ventral ligament supporting the oviduct is a common place for these tumors, sometimes referred to as ‘fibroids’.
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