Which medical term means pus in the uterine tube?
A) fallopyogenic
B) dysosalpinx
C) pyosalpinx
D) hematosalpinx
C) pyosalpinx
Py/o means pus and -salpinx means uterine tube, so pyosalpinx means pus in the
uterine tube. Fallopyogenic is not a medical term. Dysosalpinx is not a medical term. Hemat/o
means blood, so hematosalpinx means blood in the uterine tube.
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