ovarium
Americannoun
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ovaria
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Etymology
Origin of ovarium
From New Latin, dating back to 1685–95; see origin at ovary
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Each ovarium has a firm coat of membrane.
From Fruits of Philosophy A Treatise on the Population Question by Charles Knowlton
The ovarium dropsy is generally slow in its progress; for a considerable time the patient though somewhat emaciated, does not lose the appearance of health, and the urine flows in the usual quantity.
From An Account of the Foxglove and some of its Medical Uses With Practical Remarks on Dropsy and Other Diseases by William Withering
An ovarium dropsy, and anasarcous legs and thighs.
From An Account of the Foxglove and some of its Medical Uses With Practical Remarks on Dropsy and Other Diseases by William Withering
After they have fallen off, the gynophore, that is the part which supports the ovarium, grows to a great length, even to 3 or 4 inches, and bends perpendicularly downwards.
From The Power of Movement in Plants by Charles Darwin
In the Cucurbitaceae several highly important characters have varied, such as the sessile position of the stigmas on the ovarium, the position of the carpels, and the projection of the ovarium out of the receptacle.
From The Variation of Animals and Plants under Domestication — Volume 2 by Charles Darwin
The ovaria are very small; they were not in a very perfect state of preservation, but bore a general resemblance to those of other quadrupeds.
From An Account of the English Colony in New South Wales, Volume 2 by David Collins
We shall presently see, that these gut-formed masses are the incipient ovaria.
From A Monograph on the Sub-class Cirripedia With Figures of all the Species. by Charles Darwin
Cassini states that the ovaria on the circumference and centre of Compos. flowers differ in essential characters, and so do the seeds in sculpture.
From More Letters of Charles Darwin — Volume 2 by Sir Francis Darwin
The large ends, which hang loose, terminate in open mouths, the margins of which consist of fimbriated processes, and nearly touch the ovaria.
From Fruits of Philosophy A Treatise on the Population Question by Charles Knowlton
It seems to me more probable that the gemmules affect the ovaria alone.
From More Letters of Charles Darwin — Volume 1 by Sir Francis Darwin
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