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periovulation

periovulation noun: the period of time around which ovulation occurs.

Noun

periovulation (uncountable)

  1. The period of time around which ovulation occurs.
    • They found that skin is redder at periovulation than during the luteal phase.2015 July 2, Burriss RP, Troscianko J, Lovell PG, Fulford AJC, Stevens M, Quigley R, et al., “Changes in Women’s Facial Skin Color over the Ovulatory Cycle are Not Detectable by the Human Visual...

Origin of periovulation

From peri- + ovulation.

Questions about periovulation

What does periovulation mean?
Periovulation means the period of time around which ovulation occurs.
What part of speech is periovulation?
Periovulation is a noun.

Words near periovulation in the dictionary

  1. perioval
  2. periovarial
  3. periovarian
  4. periovary
  5. periovular
  6. periovulation
  7. periovulatorily
  8. periovulatory
  9. perioxidase
  10. perioxidation
  11. perioxide

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