- enlarged ovary
- vergrößertes Ovar[ium] n; Eierstockvergrößerung f
Fachwörterbuch Medizin Englisch-Deutsch. 2013.
enlarged ovary
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ovary — noun (plural ries) Etymology: New Latin ovarium, from Latin ovum egg Date: 1658 1. one of the typically paired essential female reproductive organs that produce eggs and in vertebrates female sex hormones 2. the enlarged rounded usually basal… … New Collegiate Dictionary
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