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Descriptor
English
:
Ovary
Descriptor
Spanish
:
Ovario
Descriptor
Portuguese
:
Ovário
Tree Number:
A05.360.319.114.630
A05.360.576.497
A06.407.312.497
Definition
English
:
The reproductive organ (
GONADS
) in
female
animals
. In
vertebrates
, the
ovary
contains two functional parts: the
OVARIAN FOLLICLE
for the production of
female
germ cells
(
OOGENESIS
); and the
endocrine cells
(
GRANULOSA CELLS
;
THECA CELLS
; and
LUTEAL CELLS
) for the production of
ESTROGENS
and
PROGESTERONE.
Indexing Annotation
English
:
OVARY
, PLANT is also available; /surg permitted but is probably
OVARIECTOMY
; /abnorm: agenesis or dysgenesis: coord
OVARY
/abnorm (IM) with
GONADAL DYSGENESIS
(IM); /cytol: consider also
THECA CELLS
;
inflammation
=
OOPHORITIS
; polycystic
ovary
, sclerocystic
ovary
=
POLYCYSTIC OVARY SYNDROME
Consider also terms at
English
:
OOPHOR- and THEC-
See Related
English
:
Ovariectomy
Allowable Qualifiers
English
:
AB
abnormalities
AH
anatomy & histology
BS
blood supply
CH
chemistry
CY
cytology
DE
drug effects
EM
embryology
EN
enzymology
GD
growth & development
IM
immunology
IN
injuries
IR
innervation
ME
metabolism
MI
microbiology
PS
parasitology
PA
pathology
PH
physiology
PP
physiopathology
RE
radiation effects
RA
radiography
RI
radionuclide imaging
SE
secretion
SU
surgery
TR
transplantation
US
ultrasonography
UL
ultrastructure
VI
virology
Record Number:
10230
Unique Identifier:
D010053
Occurrence in VHL
:
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