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adnexa

 
Dictionary: ad·nex·a   (ăd-nĕk') pronunciation

pl.n.
Accessory or adjoining anatomical parts, as ovaries and oviducts in relation to the uterus.

[Latin, neuter pl. of adnexus. See annex.]

adnexal ad·nex'al adj.

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(adnek′sə)
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Conjoined anatomic parts, or tissues adjacent to or contained within a nearby space.

[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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In anatomy, adnexa refers to the appendages of an organ. [1]

The term adnexa stems from a Latin word meaning appendages.

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Examples of adnexa

Adnexa of eye

Adnexa of uterus

Adnexa of skin

(also known as skin appendages)

Responses of the adnexa of the skin to injury include: alopecia, follicular atrophy, follicular dysplasia & folliculitis.

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