“the ovary”

The following 2 entries include the term the ovary.

ligament of the ovary

noun

: a rounded cord of fibrous and muscular tissue extending from each superior angle of the uterus to the inner extremity of the ovary of the same side see suspensory ligament of the ovary

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suspensory ligament of the ovary

noun

: a fold of peritoneum that consists of a part of the broad ligament that is attached to the ovary near the end joining the fallopian tube and that contains blood and lymph vessels passing to and from the ovary compare ligament of the ovary

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