| ovary | | |
| n. (plant) | 1. ovary | the organ that bears the ovules of a flower. |
| ~ blossom, bloom, flower | reproductive organ of angiosperm plants especially one having showy or colorful parts. |
| ~ reproductive structure | the parts of a plant involved in its reproduction. |
| ~ placenta | that part of the ovary of a flowering plant where the ovules form. |
| n. (body) | 2. ovary | (vertebrates) one of usually two organs that produce ova and secrete estrogen and progesterone. |
| ~ craniate, vertebrate | animals having a bony or cartilaginous skeleton with a segmented spinal column and a large brain enclosed in a skull or cranium. |
| ~ arteria ovarica, ovarian artery | the artery that branches from the aorta and supplies blood to the ovaries. |
| ~ female reproductive system | the reproductive system of females. |
| ~ female internal reproductive organ | the reproductive organs of a woman. |
| ~ graafian follicle | a vascular body in a mammalian ovary enclosing a developing egg. |
| ~ gonad, sex gland | a gland in which gametes (sex cells) are produced. |
| uterus | | |
| n. (body) | 1. uterus, womb | a hollow muscular organ in the pelvic cavity of females; contains the developing fetus. |
| ~ cervix uteri, uterine cervix, cervix | necklike opening to the uterus. |
| ~ arteria uterina, uterine artery | a branch of the internal iliac artery that supplies the uterus and the upper part of the vagina. |
| ~ venter | the womb.; "`in venter' is legal terminology for `conceived but not yet born'" |
| ~ female reproductive system | the reproductive system of females. |
| ~ female internal reproductive organ | the reproductive organs of a woman. |
| ~ fallopian tube, oviduct, uterine tube | either of a pair of tubes conducting the egg from the ovary to the uterus. |
| ~ uterine cavity | the space inside the uterus between the cervical canal and the Fallopian tubes. |
| ~ endometrium | (pregnancy) the mucous membrane that lines the uterus; thickens under hormonal control and (if pregnancy does not occur) is shed in menstruation; if pregnancy occurs it is shed along with the placenta at parturition. |
| ~ myometrium | the smooth muscle forming the wall of the uterus. |
| ~ placenta | the vascular structure in the uterus of most mammals providing oxygen and nutrients for and transferring wastes from the developing fetus. |
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