adnexa

[ad-nek-suh]

ad·nex·a

[ad-nek-suh]
plural noun Anatomy.
parts added, attached, or adjunct to another or others, as the eyelids and tear glands in relation to the eyeball.

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

ad·nex·al, adjective
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Adnexa is always a great word to know.
So is optic nerve. Does it mean:
either one of the second pair of cranial nerves, consisting of sensory fibers that conduct impulses from the retina to the brain
the outer, nonvascular, nonsensitive layer of the skin, covering the true skin or corium
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adnexa (ædˈnɛksə)
 
pl n
anatomy adjoining organs, esp of the uterus
 
[C19: New Latin: appendages]
 
ad'nexal
 
adj

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adnexa ad·nex·a (ād-něk'sə) or an·nex·a (ā-něk'sə)
pl.n.
Accessory or adjoining anatomical parts, such as ovaries and oviducts in relation to the uterus.


ad·nex'al or an·nex'al adj.

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