Definitions for ovaryˈoʊ və ri
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
o•va•ryˈoʊ və ri(n.)(pl.)-ries.
the female gonad or reproductive gland, in which the ova and the female sex hormones develop.
Category: Anatomy, Zoology
the enlarged lower part of the pistil in flowering plants enclosing the ovules or new seeds.
Category: Botany
Origin of ovary:
1650–60; < NL ōvārium
Princeton's WordNet
ovary(noun)
the organ that bears the ovules of a flower
ovary(noun)
(vertebrates) one of usually two organs that produce ova and secrete estrogen and progesterone
Wiktionary
ovary(Noun)
A female reproductive organ, often paired, that produces ova and in mammals secretes the hormones estrogen and progesterone.
ovary(Noun)
The lower part of a pistil or carpel that bears ovules and ripens into fruit.
U.S. National Library of Medicine
Ovary
The reproductive organ (GONADS) in female animals. In vertebrates, the ovary contains two functional parts: the OVARIAN FOLLICLE for the production of female germ cells (OOGENESIS); and the endocrine cells (GRANULOSA CELLS; THECA CELLS; and LUTEAL CELLS) for the production of ESTROGENS and PROGESTERONE.
Translations for ovary
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary
ovary(noun)
the part of the female body in which eggs are formed.
- eierstok, ovariumAfrikaans
- مَبيضArabic
- яйчникBulgarian
- ovárioPortuguese (BR)
- vaječníkCzech
- der EierstockGerman
- æggestok; ovariumDanish
- ωοθήκηGreek
- ovarioSpanish
- munasariEstonian
- تخمدانFarsi
- munasarjaFinnish
- ovaireFrench
- שַׁחֲלָהHebrew
- अण्डाशयHindi
- jajnikCroatian
- petefészekHungarian
- indung telurIndonesian
- eggjastokkurIcelandic
- ovaiaItalian
- 卵巣Japanese
- 난소Korean
- kiaušidėLithuanian
- olnīcaLatvian
- ovariMalay
- eierstokDutch
- eggstokk, ovariumNorwegian
- jajnikPolish
- تخمدانPersian
- تخمدانPashto
- ovárioPortuguese
- ovarRomanian
- яичникRussian
- vaječníkSlovak
- jajčnikSlovenian
- jajnikSerbian
- äggstock, ovariumSwedish
- รังไข่ของสตรีThai
- yumurtalıkTurkish
- 卵巢Chinese (Trad.)
- яєчникUkrainian
- بيضہ دانيUrdu
- buồng trứngVietnamese
- 卵巢Chinese (Simp.)
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