ovarian

adjective

ovar·​i·​an ō-ˈver-ē-ən 

variants or less commonly ovarial

ō-ˈver-ē-əl 

: of, relating to, or involving an ovary

ovarian cancer

Examples of ovarian in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Last year, Fejzo designed a study of the widely available drug metformin, which is already safely used on pregnant women with gestational diabetes and polyendocrine metabolic ovarian syndrome. — The New Yorker, New Yorker, 7 Aug. 2026

Lynch carriers also are more likely to get other cancers including pancreatic, stomach, ovarian and certain skin cancers — and a kind of brain tumor that killed Norton’s sister at age 25. — ABC News, 6 Aug. 2026

His daughter, Charlotte, died from ovarian cancer at 41 in 2013. — Ashlyn Robinette, PEOPLE, 5 Aug. 2026

In polyendocrine metabolic ovarian syndrome, formerly known as polycystic ovarian syndrome, the reproductive effect can be therapeutic. — Jesse Pines, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1759, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for ovarian

• arion
• carrion
• clarion
• hereon
• marian
• parian
• agrarian
• aquarian
• barbarian
• bavarian
• bulgarian
• cimmerian

Kids Definition

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

-ē-əl 

: of, relating to, affecting, or involving an ovary

ovarian functions