ovarian

adjective

ovar·​i·​an ō-ˈver-ē-ən 

variants or less commonly ovarial

ō-ˈver-ē-əl 

: of, relating to, or involving an ovary

ovarian cancer

Examples of ovarian in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Risk factors include a family history of the disease, being older than 45, carrying excess weight, exercising fewer than three times a week, a history of gestational diabetes, high blood pressure or cholesterol, prediabetes and polycystic ovarian syndrome. —Samantha Agate, Kansas City Star, 1 May 2026

According to the Breast Cancer Research Foundation, BRCA2 is a gene that, when mutated, can increase a person’s lifetime risk of breast and other cancers, including ovarian, prostate and pancreatic. —Samantha Agate, Miami Herald, 28 Apr. 2026

How does that ovarian age test work? —David Oliver, USA Today, 26 Apr. 2026

Minnesota lawmakers are calling for the humanitarian release of a woman detained earlier this year, amid Operation Metro Surge, who is suffering from a tennis ball-sized ovarian cyst. —Beret Leone, CBS News, 24 Apr. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1759, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for ovarian

• arion
• carrion
• clarion
• hereon
• marian
• parian
• agrarian
• aquarian
• barbarian
• bavarian
• bulgarian
• cimmerian

Kids Definition

ovarian

adjective

ovar·​i·​an ō-ˈvar-ē-ən 

-ˈver-

: of, relating to, or produced by an ovary

ovarian hormones

Medical Definition

ovarian

adjective

ovar·​i·​an ō-ˈvar-ē-ən, -ˈver- 

variants also ovarial

-ē-əl 

: of, relating to, affecting, or involving an ovary

ovarian functions