adnexal

Variant of adnexa

adnexa definition

ad·nexa (ad nek′sə)

plural noun

Anat. accessory parts or appendages of an organ the ovaries are adnexa of the uterus

Etymology: ModL < L, neut. pl. of adnexus < adnectere: see annex

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