adnexa

American  

[ad-nek-suh] / ædˈnɛk sə /

plural noun

Anatomy.

1. parts added, attached, or adjunct to another or others, as the eyelids and tear glands in relation to the eyeball.

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adnexa British  

/ ædˈnɛksə /

plural noun

1. anatomy adjoining organs, esp of the uterus

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Other Word Forms

• adnexal
  adjective

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Etymology

Origin of adnexa

1895–1900; < Latin, neuter plural of adnexus physically attached, joined, past participle of adnectere to attach; see ad-, nexus

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Example Sentences

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adnexa

Azem, Bastien, Bibb, Bovel, Warren, Ward, and many others report similar instances, and in several cases all the adnexa as well as the uterus and vagina were absent, and even the kidney and bladder malformed.

From Anomalies and Curiosities of Medicine by Walter L. (Walter Lytle) Pyle

In cases of inflammation of the uterus or its adnexa four quarts of water should be used, and the douche should be taken in the horizontal position.

From The Four Epochs of Woman's Life; a study in hygiene by Anna M. (Anna Mary) Galbraith

With urgent symptoms removal of the inflamed adnexa must be resorted to.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 7 "Gyantse" to "Hallel" by Various

There were found two uteruses, the posterior one being a normal organ with its adnexa; connected with this uterus was another one, anterior to it.

From Anomalies and Curiosities of Medicine by Walter L. (Walter Lytle) Pyle

These are given for their local effect in cases of inflammation; whether this inflammation be of the kidneys, bladder, or of the uterus and its adnexa.

From The Four Epochs of Woman's Life; a study in hygiene by Anna M. (Anna Mary) Galbraith

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