Meaning | (vertebrates) one of usually two organs that produce ova and secrete estrogen and progesterone. |
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Category | vertebrate, craniate | animals having a bony or cartilaginous skeleton with a segmented spinal column and a large brain enclosed in a skull or cranium |
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Part of | female reproductive system | The reproductive system of females |
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Parts | Graafian follicle | A vascular body in a mammalian ovary enclosing a developing egg |
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ovarian artery, arteria ovarica | The artery that branches from the aorta and supplies blood to the ovaries |
Broader | female internal reproductive organ | The reproductive organs of a woman |
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gonad, sex gland | A gland in which gametes (sex cells) are produced |
Spanish | ovario |
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Catalan | ovari |
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Adjectives | ovarian | of or involving the ovaries |
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