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appendage (ә-penĀ“dәj) a less important portion of an organ, or an outgrowth, such as a tail. Also, a limb or limblike structure. eye appendages
, appendages of eye
, ocular appendages
the eyelids, lacrimal apparatus, and other accessory eye structures; called also adnexa of eye and adnexa oculi. skin appendages
the hair, nails, sebaceous glands, sweat glands, and mammary glands; called also skin adnexa. uterine appendages
the ovaries, uterine tubes, and uterine ligaments; called also adnexa uteri.
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