1. accessory or adjoining anatomical parts or appendages to an organ (especially of the embryo); - Example: "Fallopian tubes and ovaries are adnexa of the uterus" [syn: adnexa, annexa]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
annexa
n 1: accessory or adjoining anatomical parts or appendages to an
organ (especially of the embryo); "Fallopian tubes and
ovaries are adnexa of the uterus" [syn: adnexa, annexa]