adnexa oculi


accessory visual structures

[TA] the eyelids, with lashes and eyebrows, lacrimal apparatus, conjunctival sac, and extrinsic muscles of the eyeball. Synonym(s): structurae oculi accessoriae [TA], accessory organs of the eye, accessory visual apparatus, adnexa oculi, appendages of eye, organa oculi accessoria

adnexa

(ad-nek'sa) [L. adnectere, annectere, to attach] 1. The accessory parts of a structure.2. The accessory structures to the uterus, namely, the ovaries and fallopian tubes. adnexal (ad-nek'sal), adjective

dental adnexa

Tissues surrounding the tooth, i.e., periodontal ligament and alveolar bone proper.

adnexa oculi

Lacrimal gland.

appendages of the eye 

The adjacent structures of the eye such as the lacrimal apparatus, the extraocular muscles and the eyelids, eyelashes, eyebrows and the conjunctiva. Syn. adnexa oculi.