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Ovary
Pronunciation
Definition 1
One of a pair of female reproductive glands in which the ova, or eggs, are formed. The ovaries are located in the pelvis, one on each side of the uterus. (NCI Dictionary)
Definition 2
One of the paired female reproductive glands containing the ova or germ cells; the ovary's stroma is a vascular connective tissue containing numbers of ovarian follicles enclosing the ova. (NCI Thesaurus)
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