Definitions
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- noun Plural form of
ovary .
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Examples
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I think I was pretty clear in my post that there are unnecessary hysterectomies and that removal of the ovaries is a separate operation that has different consequences than a hysterectomy.
In Defense of the Hysterectomy aka TBTAM 2007
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A more accurate and neutral description, not implying punishment from an angry God or strict ovaries is “consequences”.
Punishment 2008
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Removal of the uterus, with or without removal of the ovaries, is unlikely to lead to weight gain.
Will a Hysterectomy Make You Fat? aka TBTAM 2007
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"Our findings are important for situations where the removal of the ovaries is elective — that is, conducted to reduce the risk of ovarian cancer."
Ovary Removal Surgery Elevates Risk of Dimentia | Impact Lab 2007
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Immature human eggs, or oocytes, sit in suspended animation in the ovaries from the time they are formed in the female fetus, and complete the process of meiosis to form mature egg cells only just prior to ovulation.
Delayed Childbearing 1995
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Immature human eggs, or oocytes, sit in suspended animation in the ovaries from the time they are formed in the female fetus, and complete the process of meiosis to form mature egg cells only just prior to ovulation.
Delayed Childbearing 1995
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The ova are produced by the ovaries (the word ovaries means egg producers) where they slowly develop from cells which originate in these glands.
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On the posterior sides of the two broad ligaments are two small oval organs which are called ovaries, meaning the place of the eggs.
What a Young Woman Ought to Know Mary Wood-Allen 1874
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Directing breath to the ovaries is a powerful way to enliven their energy.
Wild Feminine Tami Lynn Kent 2011
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Directing breath to the ovaries is a powerful way to enliven their energy.
Wild Feminine Tami Lynn Kent 2011
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