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What is an ovary?

What is an ovary? Here are some definitions.

Noun
  1. (anatomy) A female reproductive organ, often paired, that produces ova and in mammals secretes the hormones estrogen and progesterone.
  2. (botany) The lower part of a pistil or carpel that bears ovules and ripens into fruit.
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The vase life of the flowers with part of the ovary tissue remaining on the receptacle was similar to that of the control flowers.
To our knowledge, no similar tumor has been described in the ovary or in teratomas at any other site.
The reduction in cell number of the female gametophyte and embryo allows a large number of megasporogenesis events to occur in the ovary.
A 3-month follow-up ultrasound showed enlargement of the right ovary with multiple bilateral cysts with a few septations.
A laparotomy uses a bigger incision to remove the cyst or possibly the entire ovary.
Essentially, an ovarian cyst is nothing more than a fluid-filled sac, like a blister, on an ovary.

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