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o·va·ry

(ō′və-rē)

n. pl. o·va·ries

a. One of the paired female reproductive organs that produce eggs and female sex hormones in humans and other vertebrates.

b. An analogous gland in an invertebrate animal, such as a flatworm or a mollusk.

2. Botany The ovule-bearing lower part of a pistil that ripens into a fruit.

[New Latin ōvārium, from Latin ōvum, egg; see awi- in Indo-European roots.]

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ovary

(ˈəʊvərɪ)

n, pl -ries

1. (Anatomy) either of the two female reproductive organs, which produce ova and secrete oestrogen hormones

2. (Zoology) the corresponding organ in vertebrate and invertebrate animals

3. (Botany) botany the hollow basal region of a carpel containing one or more ovules. In some plants the carpels are united to form a single compound ovary

[C17: from New Latin ōvārium, from Latin ōvum egg]

ovarian adj

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o•va•ry

(ˈoʊ və ri)

n., pl. -ries.

1. the female gonad or reproductive gland, in which the ova and the female sex hormones develop.

2. the enlarged lower part of the pistil in flowering plants enclosing the ovules or new seeds.

[1650–60; < New Latin ōvārium]

o·va·ry

(ō′və-rē)

1. The reproductive organ in female animals that produces eggs and the sex hormones estrogen and progesterone. In most vertebrate animals, the ovaries occur in pairs.

2. The part of a flower pistil that contains ovules. The ovary is located at the base of the pistil and ripens into a fruit after fertilization of one or more of the ovules. See more at flower.

ovarian (ō-vâr′ē-ən) adjective

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ovary

A walnut-sized sex organ which produces ova (eggs). Females have two ovaries, one on each side of the uterus.

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Noun	1.	ovary - the organ that bears the ovules of a flower blossom, flower, bloom - reproductive organ of angiosperm plants especially one having showy or colorful parts reproductive structure - the parts of a plant involved in its reproduction placenta - that part of the ovary of a flowering plant where the ovules form
	2.	ovary - (vertebrates) one of usually two organs that produce ova and secrete estrogen and progesterone craniate, vertebrate - animals having a bony or cartilaginous skeleton with a segmented spinal column and a large brain enclosed in a skull or cranium arteria ovarica, ovarian artery - the artery that branches from the aorta and supplies blood to the ovaries female reproductive system - the reproductive system of females female internal reproductive organ - the reproductive organs of a woman Graafian follicle - a vascular body in a mammalian ovary enclosing a developing egg gonad, sex gland - a gland in which gametes (sex cells) are produced

ovary

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Translations

مَبيضمِبْيَضٌ

vaječníksemeník

æggestokovarium

munasarjasikiäin

jajnikovarij

petefészek

eggjastokkur

ovario ovaia ovaio

卵巣

난소

kiaušidė

olnīca

vaječník

jajnikјајник

äggstock

รังไข่ของสตรี

yumurtalık

buồng trứng

卵巢

ovary

[ˈəʊvərɪ] N → ovario m

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

ovary

[ˈəʊvəri] n → ovaire m

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

ovary

(Anat) → Eierstock m

(Bot) → Fruchtknoten m

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

ovary

[ˈəʊvərɪ] n (Anat) → ovaia (Bot) → ovario

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

ovary

(ˈəuvəri) – plural ˈovaries – noun

the part of the female body in which eggs are formed.

ovary

→ مِبْيَضٌ vaječník æggestok Eierstock ωοθήκη ovario munasarja ovaire jajnik ovaio 卵巣 난소 ovarium eggstokk jajnik ovário яичник äggstock รังไข่ของสตรี yumurtalık buồng trứng 卵巢

o·va·ry

n. ovario, órgano reproductor femenino que produce el óvulo.

ovary

n (pl -ries) ovario

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Early onset can be a result of surgery like hysterectomy or damage to the ovaries. Any menopause that takes place before the age of 40, irrespective of the cause, is termed premature menopause.

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The lab-made ovaries can keep human eggs alive for several weeks, during which conception could happen.

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Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS) is a major cause of infertility affecting 6-10% of the female population.1 Phenotypes are variable, characterized by polycystic ovaries, hyperandrogenism, obesity, ovulatory dysfunction, fecund ability and early pregnancy loss.

Whole Genome Sequencing instead of Whole Exome Sequencing is required to identify the Genetic Causes of Polycystic Ovary Syndrome in Pakistani families

She didn't know it, but her ovaries were riddled with cysts.

Hormonal disorder among reproductive-age women

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