adnexa

In anatomy, adnexa refers to the appendages of an organ.

The term adnexa stems from a Latin word meaning appendages.

Characteristic large pale cells in epithelium and skin adnexa.

Its main purpose is to illuminate as much of the eye and its adnexa at once for general observation.

Accessory visual structures is a term used to collectively refer to the adnexa of the eye.

The term "adnexitis" is sometimes used to describe an inflammation of the adnexa.

Large cysts can lead to torsion of the adnexa inflicting acute pain.

One source defines "ocular adnexa" as the orbit, conjunctiva, and eyelids.

Trichoepithelioma is a neoplasm of the adnexa of the skin.

Ocular oncology is the branch of medicine dealing with tumors relating to the eye and its adnexa.

Eye and ocular adnexa.

Ophthalmology exclusively concerned with the eye and ocular adnexa, combining conservative and surgical therapy.

Adnexa of eye (accessory visual structures)

Fetal genital development refers to the sequence of events which leads to the development of the genitals and their adnexa.

Adnexa of skin (skin appendages)

A bimanual examination was carried out revealing normal ovaries, adnexa and an antero-flexed uterus.

The equine eye includes the eyeball and the surrounding muscles and structures around the eyeball, termed the adnexa.

Signs: The eyelids and adnexa involved shows edema and redness, conjuctiva is chemosed.

Eye surgery, also known as ocular surgery, is surgery performed on the eye or its adnexa, typically by an ophthalmologist.

Schauta's operation: Surgical removal of the uterus and the adnexa (ovaries and oviducts).

The following are not classified as diseases of the eye and adnexa (H00-H59) by the World Health Organization:

The adnexa of uterus (or uterine appendages) refers to the structures most closely related structurally and functionally to the uterus.

An adnexal mass is a lump in tissue of the adnexa of uterus, usually in the ovary or fallopian tube.

CHAPTER 7 - Diseases of the eye and adnexa (H00-H59)