| disease, polycystic ovarian | An hormonal problem that causes women to have a variety of symptoms including irregular or no periods, acne, obesity and excessive hair growth. Women with PCO are at a higher risk for uterine cancer (endometrial cancer), diabetes, high blood pressure, and heart disease. With proper treatment, risks can be minimised. PCO is also known as Stein-Leventhal syndrome. (12 Dec 1998) |
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| infundibulo-ovarian | Relating to the fimbriated extremity of a uterine tube and the ovary. (05 Mar 2000) |
| infundibulo-ovarian ligament | The longest of the fimbriae of the uterine tube; it extends from the infundibulum to the ovary. Synonym: fimbria ovarica, infundibulo-ovarian ligament. (05 Mar 2000) |
| ovarian | <anatomy> Pertaining to an ovary or ovaries (female gonad). (18 Nov 1997) |
| ovarian amenorrhoea | Amenorrhoea due to deficiency of oestrogenic hormone. (05 Mar 2000) |
| ovarian artery | <anatomy, artery> Origin, aorta; distribution, ureter, ovary, ovarian ligament and uterine tube; anastomoses, uterine. Synonym: arteria ovarica. (05 Mar 2000) |
| ovarian branch of uterine artery | Terminal branch of uterine artery (with tubal branch) which runs through mesovarium supplying ovary from medial aspect and anastomosing with ovarian branch of ovarian artery. Synonym: ramus ovaricus arteriae uterinae. (05 Mar 2000) |
| ovarian bursa | <anatomy> The peritoneal recess between the medial aspect of the ovary and the mesosalpinx. Synonym: bursa ovarica. (05 Mar 2000) |
| ovarian cancer | <gynaecology, oncology> A malignant tumour of the ovary is the leading cause of death from gynaecologic malignancies. Often diagnosed in later stages, symptoms include abdominal pain, increasing abdominal girth and abnormal uterine bleeding. Birth control pill use is thought to reduce the risk of ovarian cancer. (05 Jan 1998) |
| ovarian colic | Lower abdominal pain due to torsion or twisting of an ovary, as with an ovarian cyst. (05 Mar 2000) |
| ovarian cycle | The normal sex cycle which includes development of an ovarian (graafian) follicle, rupture of the follicle with discharge of the ovum, and formation and regression of a corpus luteum. (05 Mar 2000) |
| ovarian cystic disease | <gynaecology> A painful condition associated with the recurrent formation of large ovarian cysts. Distention of the ovarian capsule causes pain and rupture of a larger cyst can, in rare instances, cause internal bleeding. Treatment often includes hormone manipulation (birth control pills). (05 Jan 1998) |
| ovarian cysts | General term for cysts and cystic diseases of the ovary. (12 Dec 1998) |
| ovarian dysmenorrhoea | A form of secondary dysmenorrhoea due to disease of an ovary. (05 Mar 2000) |
| ovarian failure, premature | Premature failure of ovulation associated with hypergonadotropinism and hypoestrogenism in women under the age of 40. The aetiology appears to be multifactorial and many cases are idiopathic. When follicles are present but the ovaries are unable to respond to gonadotropins, resistant ovary syndrome results and this may be associated with autoimmune disease. Even when there is a loss of ovarian follicles, it is not always complete. Permanent and irreversible loss of follicles is termed premature menopause (menopause, premature). (12 Dec 1998) |