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Adnexa

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition

noun-plural. Accessory or adjoining anatomical parts, as ovaries and oviducts in relation to the uterus.

Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License

n. The appendages of an organ.

The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia

Connected or associated things; specifically, in anatomy, appendages or structures accessory to a main organ.

WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

n. accessory or adjoining anatomical parts or appendages to an organ (especially of the embryo)

Word Usage

"The fellow will work closely with the full-time faculty in Plastic Surgery as well as faculty in related specialties for experience in managing cleft lip and palate, craniofacial anomalies, dermatologic and vascular malformations, congenital anomalies of the eye and adnexa, pediatric hand, and general pediatric plastic surgical problems."

Hypernym

Words that are more generic or abstract

body part

Cross Reference

adnexa uteri adnexa oculi

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