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ovary

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
Related topics: Biology, Plants, Human
o·va·ry /ˈəʊvəri $ ˈoʊ-/ noun (plural ovaries) [countable]  1. HBthe part of a female that produces eggs 〔雌性动物的〕卵巢2. HBPthe part of a female plant that produces seeds 〔植物的〕子房
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ovaryIt will convince each ovary that the other has won the trick.At 21, she is beyond the normal breeding age, and her ovaries are not functioning.Estradiol-1 7, B is considered to be the true ovarian hormone because it is secreted almost entirely by the ovaries.And many women who have had surgical removal of the ovaries find that the difference in desire can be quite sudden.Most cases of ovarian cancer arise on the epithelial surface of the ovary, not in the ovary itself.The ovaries will begin to produce their eggs and discharge them, normally one at a time about once a month.Reproductive system After the menopause, women are no longer able to bear children, as their ovaries stop releasing eggs.
Origin ovary (1600-1700) Modern Latin ovarium, from Latin ovum; → OVUM
o·va·ry nounChineseSyllable
that the female of Corpus part a eggs produces


ovary
ovary /ˈəʊvəri $ ˈoʊ-/ noun (plural ovaries) [countable]
 Date: 1600-1700
 Language: Modern Latin
 Origin: ovarium, from Latin ovum; ovum
1. the part of a female that produces eggs
2. the part of a female plant that produces seeds


ovaryBrE /ˈəʊvəri/ 🔊NAmE /ˈoʊvəri/ 🔊 noun (
plural
ovaries
)
either of the two organs in a woman's body that produce eggs; a similar organ in female animals, birds and fish 卵巢
the part of a plant that produces seeds (植物的)子房
ovar·ian BrE /əʊˈveəriən/ 🔊NAmE /oʊˈveriən/ 🔊 adjective [only before noun] ovarian cancer卵巢癌