plural ovaries
1
: one of the typically paired essential female reproductive organs that produce eggs and in vertebrates female sex hormones
2
: the enlarged rounded usually basal portion of the pistil or gynoecium of an angiospermous plant that bears the ovules and consists of one or more carpels see flower illustration
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At the start of your monthly cycle, specific hormones tell your ovaries to start developing an egg.
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Rachel Gurevich, Parents, 25 July 2024
They are produced in higher quantities in people with testes than in people with ovaries.
—Anna Giorgi, Verywell Health, 11 July 2024
The Marvel actress underwent several surgeries over the course of two years to remove the tumors from her ovaries.
—Audrey Schmidt, Peoplemag, 11 July 2024
For the study, researchers removed the ovaries of older female mice to mimic post-menopausal conditions and fed them a high-fat Western diet to induce weight gain.
—Sandra Rose Salathe, Flow Space, 2 July 2024
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Rachel Gurevich, Parents, 25 July 2024
They are produced in higher quantities in people with testes than in people with ovaries.
—Anna Giorgi, Verywell Health, 11 July 2024
The Marvel actress underwent several surgeries over the course of two years to remove the tumors from her ovaries.
—Audrey Schmidt, Peoplemag, 11 July 2024
For the study, researchers removed the ovaries of older female mice to mimic post-menopausal conditions and fed them a high-fat Western diet to induce weight gain.
—Sandra Rose Salathe, Flow Space, 2 July 2024
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ovary
noun
ova·ry
ˈōv-(ə-)rē 
plural ovaries
1
: one of the usually paired organs in the body of female animals that produces eggs and that in female vertebrates also produces sex hormones
2
: the enlarged rounded lower part of the pistil of a flower in which seeds are formed
Medical Definition
ovary
noun
ova·ry
ˈōv-(ə-)rē
plural ovaries
1
: one of the typically paired essential female reproductive organs that produce eggs and in vertebrates female sex hormones, that occur in the adult human as oval flattened bodies about one and a half inches (four centimeters) long suspended from the dorsal surface of the broad ligament of either side, that arise from the mesonephros, and that consist of a vascular fibrous stroma enclosing developing egg cells
2
: the female reproductive structure of an angiosperm that bears ovules and is enclosed in a flower
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