- pyosalpingo-oophoritis
- Suppurative inflammation of the uterine (fallopian) tube and the ovary. SYN: pyosalpingo-oothecitis. [pyo- + G. salpinx, trumpet (tube), + oophoritis]
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n.inflammation of an ovary and Fallopian tube, with the formation of pus.* * *
pyo·sal·pin·go-ooph·o·ri·tis (pi″o-sal-ping″go-o″of-ə-riґtis) inflammation of an ovary and uterine tube, with accumulation of pus.
Medical dictionary. 2011.