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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The 2020 drama, which is available to stream on Netflix, tells the real-life story of how the Christian singer fell in love with his first wife, Melissa Camp, only to find out that she had been diagnosed with ovarian cancer.
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Caroline Blair, People.com, 22 May 2025
Brugge said the university had informed her that her research into mutations linked to breast cancer, as well as studying the recurrence of ovarian cancer, was among some 350 federal grants terminated at Harvard Medical School.
—Nicole Brown Chau, CBS News, 20 May 2025
Elissa recalled the fear that threatened to consume her as her doctor explained the culprit was not ovarian cancer but colorectal cancer, which had spread to her ovary.
—Kristen Jordan Shamus, USA Today, 19 May 2025
Broward cares for three grandchildren who had been in foster care and has Stage 4 ovarian cancer.
—Christopher O’Donnell, Miami Herald, 17 May 2025
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Caroline Blair, People.com, 22 May 2025
Brugge said the university had informed her that her research into mutations linked to breast cancer, as well as studying the recurrence of ovarian cancer, was among some 350 federal grants terminated at Harvard Medical School.
—Nicole Brown Chau, CBS News, 20 May 2025
Elissa recalled the fear that threatened to consume her as her doctor explained the culprit was not ovarian cancer but colorectal cancer, which had spread to her ovary.
—Kristen Jordan Shamus, USA Today, 19 May 2025
Broward cares for three grandchildren who had been in foster care and has Stage 4 ovarian cancer.
—Christopher O’Donnell, Miami Herald, 17 May 2025
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“Ovarian.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ovarian. Accessed 29 May. 2025.
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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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