| adnascent | Growing to or on something else. "An adnascent plant." Origin: L. Adnascens, p. Pr. Of adnasci to be born, grow. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
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| adnate | <botany> A plant part which is fused to an organ of a different kind, for example a stamen fused to a petal. (15 Jan 1998) |
| adnation | <botany> The adhesion or cohesion of different floral verticils or sets of organs. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| adnerval | 1. Lying near a nerve. 2. In the direction of a nerve; said of an electric current passing through muscular tissue toward the point of entrance of the nerve. Synonym: adnerval. (05 Mar 2000) |
| adneural | 1. Lying near a nerve. 2. In the direction of a nerve; said of an electric current passing through muscular tissue toward the point of entrance of the nerve. Synonym: adnerval. (05 Mar 2000) |
| adnexa | This Latin word (in the plural) is used in medicine in reference to appendages. For example, in gynecology the adnexa are the appendages of the uterus, namely the ovaries, Fallopian tubes and ligaments that hold the uterus in place. (12 Dec 1998) |
| adnexa oculi | The eyelids, with lashes and eyebrows, lacrimal apparatus, conjunctival sac, and extrinsic muscles of the eyeball. Synonym: organa oculi accessoria, accessory organs, accessory visual apparatus, adnexa oculi, appendages of eye. (05 Mar 2000) |
| adnexa uteri | The uterine appendages: the ovaries, uterine tubes, and ligaments of the uterus. (12 Dec 1998) |
| adnexal | Relating to the adnexa. Synonym: annexal. (05 Mar 2000) |
| adnexal adenoma | <tumour> An adenoma arising in, or forming structures resembling, skin appendages. (05 Mar 2000) |
| adnexal carcinoma | <tumour> A carcinoma arising in, or forming structures resembling, skin appendages. (05 Mar 2000) |
| adnexal diseases | Diseases of the uterine appendages: the ovaries, uterine tubes, and ligaments of the uterus. (12 Dec 1998) |
| adnexectomy | 1. Excision of any adnexa. 2. In gynecology, excision of the fallopian tube and ovary if unilateral and excision of both tubes and ovaries (adnexa uteri) if bilateral. Synonym: annexectomy. (05 Mar 2000) |
| adnexitis | <gynaecology> Inflammation of the adnexa uteri. (18 Nov 1997) |
| adnexopexy | Operation for suspension of the fallopian tube and ovary; usually, oophoropexy is accomplished without suspension of the tube. Synonym: annexopexy. Origin: L. Annexa, adnexa, + G. Pexis, fixation (05 Mar 2000) |