ovari-, ovario-, ova-, -ovaria, -ovarial

1. A precocious sexuality in girls resulting from an abnormally heavy secretion of estrogen of ovarian secretion.
2. Excessive ovarian secretion of estrogen at any age.

Pain in an ovary: Some causes of ovarialgia include ovarian cancer, ovulation, and endometriosis.

A reference to or descriptive of pain in the ovary: The doctors discussed Nancy's upcoming ovarialgic operation and informed her about this procedure ahead of time.

Pertaining to or of the nature of an ovary or ovaries.

The egg-containing, fluid-filled sphere (bag) that develops in the ovary and ruptures at ovulation to liberate the ovum.

It is also an endocrine gland, producing estrogens and giving rise after ovulation to corpus luteum. It appears first as a primordial follicle with the oocyte surrounded by a single layer of flattened follicular cells, then by a single layer of cuboidal or columnar cells (called a primary follicle).

Follicles mature at intervals depending on the type of reproductive pattern in response to the folicle-stimulating hormone (FSH) from the anterior lobe of the pituitary.

Any disease of the ovaries: Jenny was experiencing pain in the lower part of her abdomen, and, after the doctor examined her, he diagnosed her agony being caused by a case of ovariopathy, and sent her to a gynaecologist for further examination.