• 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
  U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
• Reproductive organ 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.
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  National Institutes of Health, 2006
• The 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 of Cancer Terms
  U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
• 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.
  NLM Medical Subject Headings
  U.S. National Library of Medicine, 2021
• The ovaries are the female pelvic reproductive organs that house the ova and are also responsible for the production of sex hormones. They are paired organs located on either side of the uterus within the broad ligament below the uterine (fallopian) tubes.
  Medscape
  WebMD, 2019
• Ovary, in zoology, female reproductive organ in which sex cells (eggs, or ova) are produced. The usually paired ovaries of female vertebrates produce both the sex cells and the hormones necessary for reproduction. In some invertebrate groups, such as coelenterates (cnidarians), formation of ovaries...
  Encyclopedia Britannica
  Encyclopedia Britannica, Inc., 2020