ovarian

American

[oh-vair-ee-uhn] / oʊˈvɛər i ən /

Or ovarial

adjective

of or relating to an ovary.

Other Word Forms

Etymology

Origin of ovarian

First recorded in 1830–40; ovary + -an

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However, bowel and ovarian cancers stood out because their incidence rose significantly among younger adults but not among older people.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 14, 2026

As part of the testing, it was revealed that she had gene mutations that increased her risk of breast and ovarian cancer.

From BBC ● Oct. 14, 2026

Vidali says prescribing GLP-1s off-label is becoming more mainstream, particularly in fertility practices, for women with polyendocrine metabolic ovarian syndrome, or PMOS, and related metabolic issues such as insulin resistance.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 18, 2026

Get ready to potentially feel joyful and self-analytical afterward — Hammer packed a lot of expression into her out years, all the way to her death from ovarian cancer in 2019.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 11, 2026

And some enforce their patents aggressively: Myriad Genetics, which holds the patents on the BRCAi and BRCA2 genes responsible for most cases of hereditary breast and ovarian cancer, charges $3,000 to test for the genes.

From "The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks" by Rebecca Skloot

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