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Adnexa: This Latin word (in the plural) is used in medicine in reference to appendages. For example, in gynecology the adnexa are the "appendages" of the uterus, namely the ovaries, Fallopian tubes and ligaments that hold the uterus in place.
Library > Literature & Language > Dictionary ( ăd-nĕk ' sə ) pl.n. Accessory or adjoining anatomical parts, as ovaries and oviducts in relation to the uterus ...
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 ...
Adnexa: This Latin word (in the plural) is used in medicine in reference to appendages. For example, in gynecology the adnexa are the "appendages" of the uterus, namely ...
plural noun Anatomy . parts added, attached, or adjunct to another or others, as the eyelids and tear glands in relation to the eyeball. Origin: 1895–1900; < Latin ...
ad·nex·a (d-n k s) pl.n. Accessory or adjoining anatomical parts, as ovaries and oviducts in relation to the uterus. [Latin, neuter pl. of adnexus, past participle ...