anovulation

[ an-ov-yuh-ley-shuhn, -oh-vyuh-, an-ov-yuh-, -oh-vyuh- ]

noun
  1. the absence of ovulation.

Origin of anovulation

1
First recorded in1965–70; an-1 + ovulation

Words Nearby anovulation

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British Dictionary definitions for anovulation

anovulation

/ (ˌænɒvjʊˈleɪʃən) /


noun
  1. failure to produce eggs or to discharge them from an ovary

Origin of anovulation

1
C20: from an- + ovulate

Derived forms of anovulation

  • anovulatory , adjective

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