extraovarian en · ADJ
Pronunciation
- /ˌɛk.strəˌoʊˈvɛɹi.ən/ (General-American)
- /ˌɛk.strəˌəʊˈvɛəɹi.ən/ (Received-Pronunciation)
Etymology
From extra- + ovarian.
Meanings
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(not-comparable) Outside the ovary.
At mid-pregnancy, feline CLs require extraovarian luteotropic signals which most likely come from the placenta.
2015 December 4, “Non-Invasive Pregnancy Diagnosis in Big Cats using the PGFM (13,14-dihydro-15-keto-PGF 2α ) Assay”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI: