Infection of the uterine tubes is known as ________
A) salpingitis
B) myometritis
C) cervical cancer
D) mastitis
A
Explanation: A) Correct! Salping/o- means "uterine tube" and -itis means "infection of; inflammation of."
B) Myometritis is an infection of the uterine muscle, not the uterine tubes.
C) Cervical cancer is not an infection.
D) Mastitis is an infection of the breast, not the uterine tubes.
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