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===Pronunciation===
===Pronunciation===
* {{a|UK}} {{IPA|en|/ˈəʊvəɹi/}}
* {{IPA|en|/ˈəʊvəɹi/|a=UK}}
* {{a|US}} {{IPA|en|/ˈoʊvəɹi/}}
* {{IPA|en|/ˈoʊvəɹi/|a=US}}
* {{audio|en|LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-ovary.wav|a=Southern England}}


===Noun===
===Noun===
{{en-noun}}
{{en-noun}}


# {{lb|en|anatomy}} A [[female]] [[reproductive organ]], often [[paired]], that produces [[ova]] and in mammals [[secrete]]s the [[hormone]]s [[estrogen]] and [[progesterone]].
# {{lb|en|anatomy}} A [[female]] [[reproductive organ]], often [[paired]], that produces [[ovum|ova]] in most animals, and in [[mammal]]s, [[secrete]]s the [[hormone]]s [[estrogen]] and [[progesterone]].
#: ''The male testicles are homologous to the female '''ovaries'''.''
#: {{ux|en|The male testicles are homologous to the female '''ovaries'''.}}
# {{lb|en|botany}} The lower part of a [[pistil]] or [[carpel]] that [[bear]]s [[ovule]]s and [[ripen]]s into [[fruit]].
# {{lb|en|botany}} The lower part of a [[pistil]] or [[carpel]] that [[bear]]s [[ovule]]s and [[ripen]]s into [[fruit]].


====Synonyms====
====Synonyms====
* {{l|en|ovarium}}
* {{l|en|ovarium}}

====Hypernyms====
* {{l|en|internal genitalia}}


====Derived terms====
====Derived terms====
{{der2|en|ovarian|Chinese hamster ovary cell|ovariectomy|ovaritis|polycystic ovary syndrome}}
* {{l|en|ovarian}}
* {{l|en|ovariectomy}}
* {{l|en|ovaritis}}


====Translations====
====Translations====
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* Basque: {{t|eu|obulutegi}}
* Basque: {{t|eu|obulutegi}}
* Belarusian: {{t|be|яе́чнік|m}}
* Belarusian: {{t|be|яе́чнік|m}}
* Bengali: {{t|bn|ডিম্বাশয়}}
* Bengali: {{t+|bn|ডিম্বাশয়}}
* Breton: {{t|br|vigell}}
* Breton: {{t|br|vigell}}
* Bulgarian: {{t|bg|я́йчник|m}}
* Bulgarian: {{t|bg|я́йчник|m}}
* Catalan: {{t+|ca|ovari|m}}
* Catalan: {{t+|ca|ovari|m}}
* Chinese:
* Chinese:
*: Cantonese: {{t|yue|卵巢|tr=leon5-2 caau4}}
*: Cantonese: {{t|yue|卵巢|tr=leon2 caau4}}
*: Mandarin: {{t+|cmn|卵巢|tr=luǎncháo|sc=Hani}}
*: Mandarin: {{t+|cmn|卵巢|tr=luǎncháo}}
* Czech: {{t+|cs|vaječník|m}}
* Czech: {{t+|cs|vaječník|m}}
* Danish: {{t+|da|æggestok}}
* Danish: {{t+|da|æggestok}}
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* German: {{t+|de|Eierstock|m}}, {{t+|de|Ovar|n}}, {{q|rare}} {{t+|de|Ovarium|n}}
* German: {{t+|de|Eierstock|m}}, {{t+|de|Ovar|n}}, {{q|rare}} {{t+|de|Ovarium|n}}
* Greek: {{t+|el|ωοθήκη|f}}
* Greek: {{t+|el|ωοθήκη|f}}
*: Ancient: {{t|grc|ᾠοφόρος|m}}
* Hebrew: {{t+|he|שַׁחֲלָה|f|tr=shakhala}}
* Hebrew: {{t+|he|שַׁחֲלָה|f|tr=shakhala}}
* Hindi: {{t|hi|डिम्बग्रंथि}}
* Hindi: {{t|hi|डिम्बग्रंथि}}
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* Italian: {{t+|it|ovaia|f}}, {{t|it|ovaio|m}}, {{t+|it|ovario|m}}
* Italian: {{t+|it|ovaia|f}}, {{t|it|ovaio|m}}, {{t+|it|ovario|m}}
* Japanese: {{t+|ja|卵巣|tr=らんそう, ransō|sc=Jpan}}
* Japanese: {{t+|ja|卵巣|tr=らんそう, ransō|sc=Jpan}}
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* Kazakh: {{t|kk|аналық без}}
* Kazakh: {{t|kk|аналық без}}
* Khmer: {{t+|km|អូវែ}}
* Khmer: {{t+|km|អូវែ}}
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*: Bokmål: {{t|nb|eggstokk|m}}
*: Bokmål: {{t|nb|eggstokk|m}}
*: Nynorsk: {{t|nn|eggstokk|m}}
*: Nynorsk: {{t|nn|eggstokk|m}}
* Persian: {{t|fa|تخم‌دان|tr=toxm-dân|sc=fa-Arab}}
* Persian: {{t|fa|تخم‌دان|tr=toxm-dân}}
* Polish: {{t+|pl|jajnik|m}}
* Polish: {{t+|pl|jajnik|m}}
* Portuguese: {{t+|pt|ovário|m}}
* Portuguese: {{t+|pt|ovário|m}}
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* Uzbek: {{t|uz|toxumdon}}
* Uzbek: {{t|uz|toxumdon}}
* Vietnamese: {{t+|vi|buồng trứng}}
* Vietnamese: {{t+|vi|buồng trứng}}
* Welsh: {{t|cy|ofari}}
* Welsh: {{t|cy|ofari|m}}, {{t|cy|wyfa|f}}
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* Catalan: {{t+|ca|ovari|m}}
* Catalan: {{t+|ca|ovari|m}}
* Chinese:
* Chinese:
*: Mandarin: {{t+|cmn|子房|tr=zǐfáng|sc=Hani}}
*: Mandarin: {{t+|cmn|子房|tr=zǐfáng}}
* Czech: {{t+|cs|semeník|m}}
* Czech: {{t+|cs|semeník|m}}
* Finnish: {{t+|fi|sikiäin}}
* Finnish: {{t+|fi|sikiäin}}
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* German: {{t|de|Fruchtknoten|m}}, {{t+|de|Ovar|n}}, {{q|rare}} {{t+|de|Ovarium|n}}
* German: {{t|de|Fruchtknoten|m}}, {{t+|de|Ovar|n}}, {{q|rare}} {{t+|de|Ovarium|n}}
* Greek: {{t+|el|ωοθήκη|f}}
* Greek: {{t+|el|ωοθήκη|f}}
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* Hungarian: {{t+|hu|magház}}
* Hungarian: {{t+|hu|magház}}
* Italian: {{t+|it|ovario|m}}
* Italian: {{t+|it|ovario|m}}
* Japanese: {{t+|ja|子房|tr=しぼう, shibō|sc=Jpan}}
* Japanese: {{t+|ja|子房|tr=しぼう, shibō|sc=Jpan}}
* Latvian: {{t|lv|sēklotne|f}}
* Maori: {{t|mi|wharekano}}
* Maori: {{t|mi|wharekano}}
* Portuguese: {{t+|pt|ovário|m}}
* Portuguese: {{t+|pt|ovário|m}}
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* Swedish: {{t|sv|fruktämne|n}}
* Swedish: {{t|sv|fruktämne|n}}
* Thai: {{t+|th|รังไข่}}
* Thai: {{t+|th|รังไข่}}
* Welsh: {{t|cy|wyfa|f}}, {{t|cy|ofari|m}}
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{{C|en|Plant anatomy}}

Latest revision as of 23:07, 7 October 2024

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Etymology

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From New Latin ovarium, from Medieval Latin ovaria (“bird ovary”), from Latin ovum (“egg”). Doublet of ovarium.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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ovary (plural ovaries)

  1. (anatomy) A female reproductive organ, often paired, that produces ova in most animals, and in mammals, secretes the hormones estrogen and progesterone.
    The male testicles are homologous to the female ovaries.
  2. (botany) The lower part of a pistil or carpel that bears ovules and ripens into fruit.

Synonyms

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Hypernyms

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Derived terms

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