| polycystic ovarian disease | <disease> A condition found among women who do not ovulate, characterised by multiple ovarian cysts and increased androgen production. (09 Oct 1997) |
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| polyovular ovarian follicle | <gynaecology> A follicle containing more than one ovum. (05 Mar 2000) |
| primary ovarian follicle | An ovarian follicle before the appearance of an antrum; marked by developmental changes in the oocyte and follicular cells so that the latter form one or more layers of cuboidal or columnar cells; the follicle becomes surrounded by a sheath of stroma, the theca. Synonym: folliculus ovaricus primarius. (05 Mar 2000) |
| primordial ovarian follicle | A follicle in which the primordial oocyte is surrounded by a single layer of flattened follicular cells. (05 Mar 2000) |
| disease, ovarian, polycystic | See Disease, polycystic ovarian. (12 Dec 1998) |
| 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) |
| 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 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) |