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Answer for the clue "Inflammation of a Fallopian tube (usually the result of infection spreading from the vagina or uterus) or of a Eustachian tube ", 11 letters:
salpingitis

Word definitions for salpingitis in dictionaries

WordNet Word definitions in WordNet
n. inflammation of a Fallopian tube (usually the result of infection spreading from the vagina or uterus) or of a Eustachian tube

Wikipedia Word definitions in Wikipedia
Salpingitis is an infection and inflammation in the fallopian tubes . It is often used synonymously with pelvic inflammatory disease ( PID ), although PID lacks an accurate definition and can refer to several diseases of the female upper genital tract, ...

Wiktionary Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. (context medicine English) inflammation of the Fallopian tube or the Eustachean tube as a result of infection.

The Collaborative International Dictionary Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Salpingitis \Sal`pin*gi"tis\, n. [NL. See Salpinx , and -itis .] (Med.) Inflammation of the salpinx.

Usage examples of salpingitis.

TB salpingitis is supposed to be rare, especially in a healthy nation like the United States.

Four cases of isolated TB salpingitis took her case out of the realm of anomaly and suggested a possible trend of public health importance.

TB salpingitis from all around the country, although mostly on the West and East coasts.

It meant that the incidence of TB salpingitis could no longer be dismissed as a statistical fluke.