Medical term:
oophoron
oophoron
[o-of´o-ron]an ovary.
Miller-Keane Encyclopedia and Dictionary of Medicine, Nursing, and Allied Health, Seventh Edition. © 2003 by Saunders, an imprint of Elsevier, Inc. All rights reserved.
o·oph·or·on
(ō-of'ōr-on),Rarely used term for ovary.
[G. ōon, egg, + phoros, bearing]
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o·va·ry
(ō'vă-rē) [TA]One of the paired female reproductive glands containing the oocytes (ova) or germ cells; its stroma is a vascular connective tissue containing ovarian follicles, each enclosing an oocyte; surrounding this stroma is a denser layer called the tunica albuginea.
Synonym(s): ovarium [TA] , oophoron.
Synonym(s): ovarium [TA] , oophoron.
[Mod. L. ovarium, fr. ovum, egg]
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oophoron
Obsolete term for the OVARY. >From the Greek roots oon , an egg and phoros , bearing.Collins Dictionary of Medicine © Robert M. Youngson 2004, 2005
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