ovarian
Americanadjective
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Etymology
Origin of ovarian
Example Sentences
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Tolo said she also learned she has polyendocrine metabolic ovarian syndrome, formerly known as PCOS, and adenomyosis, where the uterine lining grows into the organ’s muscle wall.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 13, 2026
A second trial recently enrolled its first patient with platinum-resistant ovarian cancer.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 11, 2026
Jolie’s mother had breast cancer and died of ovarian cancer, and her aunt, who had the same BRCA1 gene defect as Jolie, died of breast cancer three months after Jolie’s operation.
From Salon ● Jun. 29, 2026
He also founded the Myrtle Peach Trust Charity for the prevention and treatment of cervical and ovarian cancer.
From BBC ● Jun. 27, 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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