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ovarian

American  
[oh-vair-ee-uhn] / oʊˈvɛər i ən /
Or ovarial

adjective

  1. of or relating to an ovary.


Other Word Forms

  • pseudovarian adjective
  • subovarian adjective
  • transovarian adjective

Etymology

Origin of ovarian

First recorded in 1830–40; ovary + -an

Example Sentences

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One of her patients who had frequent urination and had been treated for urinary tract infections, later learned that she had ovarian cancer, which can also cause similar symptoms.

From The Wall Street Journal

Although researchers have long known that ovarian cancer progresses rapidly, the biological reason behind this speed has remained unclear.

From Science Daily

My career at The Times started as my mother was dying of ovarian cancer after years of doctors dismissing her health concerns.

From Los Angeles Times

The research, published in the January 22 online issue of Cancer Cell, a Cell Press Journal, tested the strategy in aggressive preclinical models of metastatic ovarian and lung cancer.

From Science Daily

Her mom from a disease called ovarian cancer, when Mom was sixteen, and her dad in a car accident two years later.

From Literature