| mulberry ovary | The type of ovary produced by the administration of anterior pituitary extracts to immature rats; such an ovary contains many more follicles than normal, with the follicles in various stages of development and with prominent corpora lutea on their surfaces, thus the perceived resemblance to a mulberry. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| mulberry | Origin: OE. Moolbery, murberie, AS. Murberie, where the first part is fr. L. Morum mulberry; cf. Gr,. Cf. Murrey, Sycamore. 1. <botany> The berry or fruit of any tree of the genus Morus; also, the tree itself. See Morus. 2. A dark pure colour, like the hue of a black mulberry. Mulberry mass. <biology> See Morula. Paper mulberry, a tree (Broussonetia papyrifera), related to the true mulberry, used in Polynesia for making tapa cloth by macerating and pounding the inner bark, and in China and Japan for the manufacture of paper. It is seen as a shade tree in America. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
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| mulberry calculus | A hard smooth urinary calculus composed of calcium oxalate, so-called because of its resemblance to a mulberry. (05 Mar 2000) |
| mulberry molar | A molar tooth with alternating nonanatomical depressions and rounded enamel nodules on its crown surface, usually associated with congenital syphilis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| mulberry spots | The abdominal eruption in typhus fever. (05 Mar 2000) |
| cancer, ovary | Cancer of the egg sac of females. most ovarian growths in women under age 30 are benign, fluid-filled cysts. There are several types of ovarian cancer. Symptoms of ovarian cancer can be vague. Detection of ovarian cancer involves physical examination (including pelvic exam), ultrasound, X-ray tests, CA-125 blood test and biopsy of the ovary. (12 Dec 1998) |
| medial pole of ovary | The rounded medial end of the ovary, usually directed toward the uterus. Synonym: extremitas uterina ovarii, medial pole of ovary. (05 Mar 2000) |
| medial surface of ovary | The surface of the ovary that faces the pelvic cavity. Synonym: facies medialis ovarii. (05 Mar 2000) |
| residual ovary syndrome | <syndrome> The development of a pelvic mass, pelvic pain, and occasionally dyspareunia following hysterectomy without removal of both ovaries. (05 Mar 2000) |
| resistant ovary syndrome | <syndrome> An obsolete term for amenorrhoea associated with hypergonadotrophism and normal ovarian follicles. Synonym: resistant ovary syndrome. Origin: after the surname of the first reported patient (05 Mar 2000) |
| rete cyst of ovary | A cyst derived from the germinal cords in the hilum of the ovary. (05 Mar 2000) |
| chinese hamster ovary cell | <cell culture> Cells from the ovaries of Chinese hamsters that are used to grow viruses, including the ones from the family Herpesviridae. (05 Jan 1998) |
| mesovarian border of ovary | The border of the ovary to which the mesovarium is attached. Synonym: margo mesovaricus ovarii, mesovarian margin of ovary. (05 Mar 2000) |
| mesovarian margin of ovary | The border of the ovary to which the mesovarium is attached. Synonym: margo mesovaricus ovarii, mesovarian margin of ovary. (05 Mar 2000) |
| polycystic ovary | Enlarged cystic ovary's, pearl white in colour, with thickened tunica albuginea, characteristic of the Stein-Leventhal syndrome; clinical features are abnormal menses, obesity, and evidence of masculinization, such as hirsutism. (05 Mar 2000) |
| polycystic ovary syndrome | <syndrome> Clinical symptom complex characterised by oligomenorrhoea or amenorrhoea, anovulation, and regularly associated with bilateral polycystic ovaries. (12 Dec 1998) |