ovarian

or o·var·i·al

[ oh-vair-ee-uh n ]
/ oʊˈvɛər i ən /

adjective

of or relating to an ovary.

Origin of ovarian

First recorded in 1830–40; ovary + -an

OTHER WORDS FROM ovarian

pseu·do·var·i·an, adjective sub·o·var·i·an, adjective trans·o·var·i·an, adjective

Words nearby ovarian

ovalocyte, ovalocytosis, ovals of cassini, ovambo, ovarialgia, ovarian, ovarian artery, ovarian cycle, ovarian cyst, ovarian follicle, ovarian fossa

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Scientific definitions for ovarian

ovary
[ ō′və-rē ]

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. In mammals, the ovaries contain numerous follicles, which house the developing eggs (oocytes). See more at menstrual cycle ovulation.
The part of a carpel or of a gynoecium made of fused carpels that contains the ovules in a flower. The ovary is located at the base of the carpel and ripens into a fruit after fertilization of one or more of the ovules. See more at flower.

Other words from ovary

ovarian adjective (ō-vâr′ē-ən)