ovarian

or o·var·i·al

[ oh-vair-ee-uhn ]

adjective

1. of or relating to an ovary.

Other Words From

• pseudo·vari·an adjective
• subo·vari·an adjective
• transo·vari·an adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of ovarian¹

First recorded in 1830–40; ovary + -an

Example Sentences

Franklin, in her 30s, developed ovarian cancer, “which may have been the result of the massive radiation exposure she experienced during her laboratory work,” writes Markel, who is a physician.

From Nautilus

For the cells to mature, the team had to incubate them with fresh ovarian tissue from mice—a workaround that’s both a bit icky and totally impractical for any future infertility treatments.

From Singularity Hub 

When the woman is ready for pregnancy, she returns to the lab to have her ovarian tissue thawed and returned to the ovary.

From Science News

Further complicating the whole process was the fact that I’d need to take at least a month off from running to avoid ovarian torsion, a condition in which the ovary twists around the ligaments that holds it, cutting off blood flow.

From Outside Online

Lanier has been involved in several high-profile lawsuits, including a case in which 22 women claimed Johnson & Johnson’s talcum powder products caused ovarian cancer.

From Washington Post

A turning point came some 25 years ago, when her close friend Carol contracted ovarian cancer.

From The Daily Beast

Must both ovarian and testicular tissue be present for a person to be “counted”?

From The Daily Beast

Women with HBOC hold a lifetime risk of 50-85 percent for breast cancer and 15-40 percent for ovarian cancer.

From The Daily Beast

Her mother, after a nearly decade-long struggle, succumbed to ovarian cancer in 2007 at age 56.

From The Daily Beast

Aspirin inhibits ovarian-tumor cell growth by as much as 68 percent.

From The Daily Beast

Also present are numerous ovarian eggs having diameters up to about 3.5 mm.

From Project Gutenberg

In medium-sized ovarian eggs this network is very easily seen, and extends through the whole yolk.

From Project Gutenberg

This area will be spoken of as the ovarian area or region, since the primitive ova are confined to it.

From Project Gutenberg

The right ovarian ridge, which will henceforth alone engage our attention, has grown very considerably.

From Project Gutenberg

The ovarian region grows somewhat in breadth, though in this respect different embryos vary considerably.

From Project Gutenberg