adnexa
Americanplural noun
plural noun
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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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X. adnexa, seu fructu dictae orationis, etiam non flexis genibus recitari possit ab iis, qui legitime impediti fuerint infirmitatis tantum causa.
From Irish Ecclesiastical Record, Volume 1, May 1865 by
Ectopic gestation is gestation in the uterine adnexa, the peritoneal cavity, or the horn of an abnormal or rudimentary uterus.
From Essays In Pastoral Medicine by ?Malley, Austin
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 Galbraith, Anna M. (Anna Mary)
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 Pyle, Walter L. (Walter Lytle)
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