ovary

名词 n.
中文释义
英 /ˈəʊvəɹi/    美 /ˈoʊvəɹi/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. 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. The lower part of a pistil or carpel that bears ovules and ripens into fruit.

词形变化

ovaries plural

词汇关系

近义词
ovarium
上位词
internal genitalia
衍生词
Chinese hamster ovary cell -gov- ovarial ovarialgia ovarian ovariectomy ovaried ovariole ovaritis ovaryless periovary polycystic ovary syndrome

词源

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