ovary

UK /ˈəʊvəɹi/ US /ˈoʊvəɹi/

noun 2

Collocations

ADJ.

polycystic

VERB + OVARY

reach

OVARY + NOUN

fertilization, ovaries, syndrome

PREP.

during, up

noun

A female reproductive organ, often paired, that produces ova in most animals, and in mammals, secretes the hormones estrogen and progesterone.

The male testicles are homologous to the female ovaries.

The lower part of a pistil or carpel that bears ovules and ripens into fruit.

The male testicles are homologous to the female ovaries.

Wiktionary

She had a bad infection and her ovary swelled up.

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The surgical removal of an ovary or ovaries is called an oophorectomy.

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Polycystic ovary syndrome is the most common endocrine disorder in women from young adulthood to early middle age.

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The pollen tube grows down the style to reach the ovary during fertilization.

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