Meaning of OVARY
Pronunciation: | | 'owvuree
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Matching Terms: | | Ovarian, ovarian artery, Ovarian cyst, ovarian cysts, ovarian dwarfism, ovarian pregnancy, ovarian seminoma, ovarian vein, ovarian wedge resection, ovariectomy, ovaries, Ovariole, Ovariotomist, Ovariotomy, Ovarious, Ovaritis, Ovarium
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| Definition: | | An ovary or "egg sac" is one of a pair of reproductive glands in women. The ovaries produce the ovum or female egg which is transferred through the fallopian tube for fertiliztion by the sperm. The ovary also produces both the hormones estrogen and progesterone. |
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| Related Terms: | | bag, ballocks, balls, basket, beard, breasts, cervix, clitoris, cod, cods, cullions, family jewels, female organs, genitalia, genitals, gonads, labia, labia majora, labia minora, lingam, lips, male organs, meat, nuts, nymphae, penis, phallus, private parts, privates, privy parts, pubic hair, pudenda, reproductive organs, rocks, scrotum, secondary sex characteristic, sex organs, spermary, testes, testicles, uterus, vagina, vulva, womb, yoni |
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