hyperovaria

[ hahy-per-oh-vair-ee-uh ]
/ ˌhaɪ pər oʊˈvɛər i ə /

noun Pathology.

precocious sexuality in girls due to abnormally heavy ovarian secretion.
Also hy·per·o·var·i·an·ism [hahy-per-oh-vair-ee-uh-niz-uh m] /ˌhaɪ pər oʊˈvɛər i əˌnɪz əm/, hy·per·o·va·rism [hahy-per-oh-vuh-riz-uh m] /ˌhaɪ pərˈoʊ vəˌrɪz əm/.

Origin of hyperovaria

hyper- + New Latin ovaria, derivative of ovarium ovary; see -a2

Words nearby hyperovaria

hyperosteoidosis, hyperostosis, hyperostosis corticalis deformans, hyperostosis frontalis interna, hyperostotic spondylosis, hyperovaria, hyperovarianism, hyperoxaluria, hyperoxemia, hyperoxia, hyperoxide

Medical definitions for hyperovarianism

hyperovarianism
[ hī′pər-ō-vâr′ē-ə-nĭz′əm ]

n.

A condition of sexual precocity in girls due to premature development of the ovaries accompanied by the secretion of ovarian hormones.