| CHO | carbohydrate; Chinese hamster ovary; chorea |
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| MCO | managed care organization; medical care organization; multicystic ovary |
| MPCO | micropolycystic ovary syndrome |
| OPCOS | oligomenorrheic polycystic ovary syndrome |
| OV | oculovestibular; office visit; osteoid volume; outflow volume; ovalbumin; ovary; overventilation; ov... |
| granular pneumonocytes | Cuboidal cell's connected with the squamous pulmonary alveolar cell's and having in their cytoplasm lamellated bodies (cytosomes) that represent the source of the surfactant that coats the alveoli. Synonym: granular pneumonocytes, type II cells. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| granular trachoma | <ophthalmology> The ordinary form of trachoma marked by the presence of granulations on the conjunctiva. Synonym: granular trachoma. (05 Mar 2000) |
| granular urethritis | <urology> Chronic urethritis with nodular lymphocytic infiltrations in the mucosa. Synonym: granular urethritis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| granular vaginitis | A condition of cattle manifested by the appearance of small, spherical, transparent nodules in the mucosa of the vagina of cows and of the penis of bulls; the mucosa is reddened and a mucopurulent exudate appears on the affected surfaces; it is a non specific hyperplastic response of the lymphatic tissue of these areas to an irritant or an antigen. (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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |