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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pl.n.
Accessory or adjoining anatomical parts, as ovaries and oviducts in relation to the uterus.
Accessory or adjoining anatomical parts, as ovaries and oviducts in relation to the uterus.
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Conjoined anatomic parts, or tissues adjacent to or contained within a nearby space.
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[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]
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Examples of adnexa
Adnexa of eye
Adnexa of uterus
Adnexa of skin
(also known as skin appendages)
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