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o·va·ry
/ ˈōv(ə)rē/
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n.
(pl. -ries)
a female reproductive organ in which ova or eggs are produced, present in humans and other vertebrates as a pair.
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Bot.
the hollow base of the carpel of a flower, containing one or more ovules.
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Ovary Removal Elevates Risk for Parkinson's Disease and Parkinsonism.
News Wire article from: AScribe Health News Service; 4/13/2005; 700+ words
; ...for women with both ovaries removed; however...increased when only one ovary is removed," says...women who had both ovaries surgically removed...women who had one ovary surgically removed...in women with both ovaries removed, and 19...in women with one ovary removed. Parkinsonism...
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REMOVAL OF OVARIES MAY AFFECT HEART CAUTION URGED ON OVARY REMOVAL IN HYSTERECTOMIES
Newspaper article from: The Boston Globe; 8/1/2005; ; 700+ words
; ...older women about ovary removal used to be...fewer women whose ovaries had been removed...if you remove your ovaries, there now appears...The question of ovary removal has long...the decision about ovaries be tailored to the...under 40 should avoid ovary removal, that those...
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Healthy ovaries removed without consent: conspiracy of silence?(Rx For Physicians Caveat)
Magazine article from: Medical Law's Regan Report; 2/1/2003; ; 700+ words
; ...encounter situations in which women's ovaries are removed without their prior consent...physicians unexpectedly encounter diseased ovaries, the exigencies of particular situations...patient's consent, to remove her healthy ovaries. During the course of the patient's...
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True embryologic ectopic ovary
Magazine article from: Applied Radiology; 5/1/2008; ; 700+ words
; ...without an attachment to a normal ovary-in addition to 2 ovaries) or accessory (an ovary with an attachment to a normal ovary...who were discovered to have ectopic ovaries, unilateral ectopic ovary was the most common finding.4 Cases...
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Profile: Ovary implants on a woman's forearm
Transcript from: NPR All Things Considered; 9/26/2001; ; 700+ words
; ...treatment that destroys ovaries or surgery to remove...decided to see if ovary tissue could survive...that could destroy ovaries left in place. Then...could thaw the stored ovary tissue and transplant...The possibility of ovary manipulation for...demonstration that ovaries can be ...
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Diagnosis of Polycystic Ovary Syndrome.(Conference notes)
Magazine article from: OB/GYN Clinical Alert; 5/1/2006; 700+ words
; ...diagnosis of polycystic ovary syndrome, and that...women with polycystic ovaries and hyperandrogenism...demonstration of polycystic ovaries is commonly a diagnostic...of the polycystic ovary syndrome in Europe...absence of polycystic ovaries is not an essential...diagnosis of polycystic ...
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MESSAGE FOR WOMEN, DOGS: KEEPING OVARIES IS LINKED TO LONGEVITY
News Wire article from: US Fed News Service, Including US State News; 12/2/2009; 700+ words
; ...Rottweilers that kept their ovaries for at least six...shortest lifetime ovary exposure. "Clearly...that the upside of ovary removal - protection...women who lost their ovaries before the age of...pays to keep your ovaries. "What we have...longevity benefits from ovary transplants in ...
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Assessment of ovarian vascularization in the polycystic ovary by three-dimensional power Doppler ultrasonography
Magazine article from: Gynecological Endocrinology; 11/1/2008; ; 700+ words
; ...and polycystic ovaries. Keywords: Polycystic ovary, diagnosis, power...Introduction Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS...presence of polycystic ovaries (PCO) on ultrasound...and polycystic ovaries. Material and...having polycystic ovary disease (PCO group...
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WOMAN'S OVARIES TRANSPLANTED INTO HER ARM.(News)
Newspaper article from: Seattle Post-Intelligencer (Seattle, WA); 10/26/1999; 700+ words
; ...needed to stimulate the ovaries to produce the eggs needed...study is to remove an ovary, freeze it before cancer...birth after having frozen ovaries reimplanted. Although...Oktay cautions that ovary freezing is unlikely...sparing the woman's ovaries had been rejected: Doctors...
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Morphology and function of cryopreserved whole ovine ovaries after heterotopic autotransplantation.(Research)
Magazine article from: Reproductive Biology and Endocrinology; 4/11/2008; ; 700+ words
; ...and autotransplanted ovaries have not been performed...vascularization of the whole ovary with microvascular anastomosis...1) the ability of ovaries to respond to in vivo...ligature technique. The ovary was removed through one...cannulated [23]. Two ovaries from each sheep were...
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ovaries
Book article from: The Oxford Companion to the Body
...below them. The ovaries are whitish and...At birth each ovary contains about...throughout life, the ovaries do not produce...ever have. Each ovary is enclosed in...nerves enter the ovary. The appearance of the ovaries varies with the...
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ovary
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
...In vertebrate animals the ovary also secretes the sex hormones...and the sex hormones from the ovary controls the monthly cycle in...menstruation . There are two ovaries in the human, held in place...uterus by a membrane; each ovary is about the size of an almond...
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Polycystic Ovary Syndrome
Encyclopedia entry from: Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine, 3rd ed.
Polycystic Ovary Syndrome Definition Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) is a condition...fluid-filled sacs) on the ovaries associated with high male hormone...particularly testosterone, by the ovaries. This accounts for the male hair...
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polycystic ovary syndrome
Book article from: A Dictionary of Nursing
polycystic ovary syndrome ( PCOS , Stein-Leventhal syndrome ) n. a disorder characterized by enlarged ovaries with multiple small cysts, infertility due to failure of ovulation, amenorrhoea or oligomenorrhoea, hyperandrogenism, obesity, and insulin resistance.
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Oophorectomy
Encyclopedia entry from: Gale Encyclopedia of Cancer
...removal of one or both ovaries. It is also called ovariectomy. If one ovary is removed, a woman...have children. If both ovaries are removed, menstruation...or a portion of one, ovary may be removed or both ovaries may be removed. When...
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