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anovulation

American

[an-ov-yuh-ley-shuhn, -oh-vyuh-, an-ov-yuh-, -oh-vyuh-] / ˌæn ɒv yəˈleɪ ʃən, -oʊ vyə-, ænˌɒv yə-, -ˌoʊ vyə- /

noun

the absence of ovulation.

anovulation British

/ ˌænɒvjʊˈleɪʃən /

noun

failure to produce eggs or to discharge them from an ovary

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Other Word Forms

anovulatory

adjective

Etymology

Origin of anovulation

First recorded in 1965–70; an- ¹ + ovulation ( def. )

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