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extraovarian

UK/ˌɛk.strəˌəʊˈvɛəɹi.ən/US/ˌɛk.strəˌoʊˈvɛɹi.ən/

extraovarian adjective: outside the ovary.

Adjective

extraovarian (not comparable)

  1. Outside the ovary.
    • At mid-pregnancy, feline CLs require extraovarian luteotropic signals which most likely come from the placenta.2015 December 4, “Non-Invasive Pregnancy Diagnosis in Big Cats using the PGFM (13,14-dihydro-15-keto-PGF 2α ) Assay”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI

Origin of extraovarian

From extra- + ovarian.

Words that rhyme with extraovarian

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Questions about extraovarian

What does extraovarian mean?
Extraovarian means outside the ovary.
What part of speech is extraovarian?
Extraovarian is an adjective.
How do you pronounce extraovarian?
Extraovarian is pronounced /ˌɛk.strəˌəʊˈvɛəɹi.ən/ (UK).

Words near extraovarian in the dictionary

  1. extraornery
  2. extraosseous
  3. extraosseously
  4. extraovarial
  5. extraovarially
  6. extraovarian
  7. extraovular
  8. extrapair
  9. extrapalate
  10. extrapallial
  11. extrapancreatic

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