adnexa /ad·nexa/ (ad-nek´sah) [L., pl.] appendages or accessory structures of an organ, as the appendages of the eye (a. o´culi), including the eyelids and lacrimal apparatus, or of the uterus (a. u´teri), including the uterine tubes and ligaments and ovaries.
adnexa
adnexa (adnek´s
),
ad·nex·a ( d-n k s ) or an·nex·a (-nks)pl.n. Accessory or adjoining anatomical parts, such as ovaries and oviducts in relation to the uterus. ad·nex al, an·nexal adj. |
adnexa
tissue or structures in the body adjacent to or near another, related structure. The ovaries and the fallopian tubes are adnexa of the uterus. Also called annexa. adnexal, adj.
adnexa (adnek´s
),n the conjoined anatomic parts, or tissues adjacent to or contained within a nearby space.
adnexa
[L.] appendages; accessory organs, as of the eye (adnexa oculi), uterus (adnexa uteri) or epidermal appendages, e.g. hair, sweat glands, sebaceous glands and claws or nails.
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