Synonyms for ovary
ˈoʊ və riova·ry

Princeton's WordNet

1. ovarynoun

   the organ that bears the ovules of a flower

2. ovarynoun

   (vertebrates) one of usually two organs that produce ova and secrete estrogen and progesterone

Matched Categories

1. • Female Internal Reproductive Organ
   • Gonad
   • Reproductive Structure

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1. Ramille Shah:

   You have to house both the small ones and the large ones, and you have to have an environment that can provide cross-talk between these follicles, because that's how the natural ovary signals for only specific ones to ovulate.

2. Monica Monfre Scantlebury:

   When I woke up from surgery, she said there was something in my left ovary and that she had removed my left ovary and my fallopian tubes.

3. Annie Lindsay:

   There probably aren't any advantages to it, it will definitely impact its ability to mate. We don't know if that female side has a functional ovary. If it does, and it is able to attract a male mate, it could reproduce.

4. Daniel Hooper:

   Most gynandromorph individuals are infertile, but this one may actually be fertile as the left side is female, and only the left ovary in birds is functional.

5. Rachel Dardik:

   It's not uncommon to have a fluid-filled cyst on the ovary, and if it's rubbed or touched even with the vagina as a barrier, it can hurt quite a bit.