ovarian
adjective
ovar·i·an
ō-ˈver-ē-ən 
variants
or less commonly ovarial
: of, relating to, or involving an ovary
ovarian cancer
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The singer was married to his first wife, actress and singer Dixie Lee, from 1930 until her death in 1952 from ovarian cancer.
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Yasmeen Hamadeh, People.com, 15 Dec. 2024
In her second year at the shelter, in 2023, her health started to decline — first a hernia, then ovarian cancer.
—Sawyer Loftus, ProPublica, 12 Dec. 2024
If rapamycin potentially slows down the aging process, does this also slow down ovarian aging?
—Jocelyn Solis-Moreira, Flow Space, 10 Dec. 2024
The ovarian cancer survivor recently opened Good Good Chocolates, a brick-and-mortar shop in Queen Village that's the perfect place to score holiday treats.
—Isaac Avilucea, Axios, 26 Nov. 2024
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Yasmeen Hamadeh, People.com, 15 Dec. 2024
In her second year at the shelter, in 2023, her health started to decline — first a hernia, then ovarian cancer.
—Sawyer Loftus, ProPublica, 12 Dec. 2024
If rapamycin potentially slows down the aging process, does this also slow down ovarian aging?
—Jocelyn Solis-Moreira, Flow Space, 10 Dec. 2024
The ovarian cancer survivor recently opened Good Good Chocolates, a brick-and-mortar shop in Queen Village that's the perfect place to score holiday treats.
—Isaac Avilucea, Axios, 26 Nov. 2024
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“Ovarian.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ovarian. Accessed 30 Dec. 2024.
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ovarian
adjective
ovar·i·an
ō-ˈvar-ē-ən
-ˈver-
: of, relating to, or produced by an ovary
ovarian hormones
Medical Definition
ovarian
adjective
ovar·i·an
ō-ˈvar-ē-ən, -ˈver-
variants
also ovarial
: of, relating to, affecting, or involving an ovary
ovarian functions
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