ovarian
adjective
ovar·i·an
ō-ˈver-ē-ən 
variants
or less commonly ovarial
: of, relating to, or involving an ovary
ovarian cancer
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In a study published on May 12, 2026, in the medical journal The Lancet, an international team of researchers and health professionals formally announced the renaming of the condition to polyendocrine metabolic ovarian syndrome, or PMOS.
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Melanie Cree, The Conversation, 29 May 2026
The cancers associated with nitrate exposure included gastric, kidney, bladder, colon, colorectal and ovarian cancers.
—Ryan Brennan
may 27, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 27 May 2026
Muriel Hasbun, a multidisciplinary artist whose practice poignantly recounted the effects of El Salvador’s civil war and the migration and exile of its diaspora, died on May 13 from ovarian cancer in Silver Springs, Maryland.
—Maximilíano Durón, ARTnews.com, 22 May 2026
The honor is named after Saturday Night Live star Gilda Radner, who used the Cancer Support Community Los Angeles’ services when she was diagnosed with ovarian cancer in the 1980s.
—Kirsten Chuba, HollywoodReporter, 20 May 2026
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Melanie Cree, The Conversation, 29 May 2026
The cancers associated with nitrate exposure included gastric, kidney, bladder, colon, colorectal and ovarian cancers.
—Ryan Brennan
may 27, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 27 May 2026
Muriel Hasbun, a multidisciplinary artist whose practice poignantly recounted the effects of El Salvador’s civil war and the migration and exile of its diaspora, died on May 13 from ovarian cancer in Silver Springs, Maryland.
—Maximilíano Durón, ARTnews.com, 22 May 2026
The honor is named after Saturday Night Live star Gilda Radner, who used the Cancer Support Community Los Angeles’ services when she was diagnosed with ovarian cancer in the 1980s.
—Kirsten Chuba, HollywoodReporter, 20 May 2026
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“Ovarian.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ovarian. Accessed 4 Jun. 2026.
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ovarian
adjective
ovar·i·an
ō-ˈvar-ē-ən
-ˈver-
: of, relating to, or produced by an ovary
ovarian hormones
Medical Definition
ovarian
adjective
ovar·i·an
ō-ˈvar-ē-ən, -ˈver-
variants
also ovarial
: of, relating to, affecting, or involving an ovary
ovarian functions
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