Definition of Annexa

1. Noun. Accessory or adjoining anatomical parts or appendages to an organ (especially of the embryo). "Fallopian tubes and ovaries are adnexa of the uterus"

Exact synonyms: Adnexa
Generic synonyms: Body Part
Derivative terms: Adnexal, Annexal

Medical Definition of Annexa

1. 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)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Annexa

annelidan
annelidans
annelidous
annelids
annellata
annellation
annellations
annellide
annelloconidium
anneloid
anneloids
annepressin
annetocin
annex
annex'd
annexa (current term)
annexable
annexal
annexation
annexational
annexationist
annexationists
annexations
annexe
annexectomy
annexed
annexer
annexers
annexes
annexin

Literary usage of Annexa

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. A Treatise on the Law of Executors and Administrators by Edward Vaughan Williams, Roland Lomax Vaughan Williams, Joseph Fitz Randolph, William Talcott (1895)
"<• /• N -ri * ii • i, , attorney to execu- *tration cum testamento annexa may be granted to another person under a letter of attorney from the executor for ..."

2. Argumentation and Debating by William Trufant Foster (1908)
"Those who favor annexa- ation maintain: — tion maintain: — A. annexation would not A. annexation would pay pay economically, for economically, ..."

3. Explanatory Report on the Convention on Mutual Administrative Assistance in by Council of Europe (1989)
"annexa Taxes to which the Convention would apply (Paragraph 2 of Article 2 of the Convention) ANNEXE Competent authorities (Paragraph 1 ..."

4. Collectanea Anglo-premonstratensia: Documents Drawn from the Original by Francis Aidan Gasquet, Premonstratensians (1906)
"... insuper domino abbati quatinus ad singula beneficia monasterio suo annexa proprios canónicos et non seculares ..."

5. Indian Polity: A View of the System of Administration in India by George Tomkyns Chesney (1894)
"Mysore VTI. The province of Mysore, on the overthrow of uppe°r Burma. The amalgamated provinces of Upper and annexa- "VTEL In 1886 took place the annexation ..."

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