anovulation
(an″ov″yŭ-lā′shŏn)
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[¹an- + ovulation]
Failure to ovulate. This commonly occurs during the reproductive cycle, beginning in puberty when ovulation is irregular, and recurring after pregnancy and during menopause. Diseases causing anovulation include polycystic ovary syndrome.
SEE: ovulation
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Venes, Donald, editor. "Anovulation." Taber's Medical Dictionary, 24th ed., F.A. Davis Company, 2021. Nursing Central, nursing.unboundmedicine.com/nursingcentral/view/Tabers-Dictionary/757297/all/anovulation.
Anovulation. In: Venes DD, ed. Taber's Medical Dictionary. F.A. Davis Company; 2021. https://nursing.unboundmedicine.com/nursingcentral/view/Tabers-Dictionary/757297/all/anovulation. Accessed September 20, 2024.
Anovulation. (2021). In Venes, D. (Ed.), Taber's Medical Dictionary (24th ed.). F.A. Davis Company. https://nursing.unboundmedicine.com/nursingcentral/view/Tabers-Dictionary/757297/all/anovulation
Anovulation [Internet]. In: Venes DD, editors. Taber's Medical Dictionary. F.A. Davis Company; 2021. [cited 2024 September 20]. Available from: https://nursing.unboundmedicine.com/nursingcentral/view/Tabers-Dictionary/757297/all/anovulation.
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