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anovulation
[ an-ov-yuh-ley-shuhn, -oh-vyuh-, an-ov-yuh-, -oh-vyuh- ]
noun
- the absence of ovulation.
anovulation
/ ˌænɒvjʊˈleɪʃən /
noun
- failure to produce eggs or to discharge them from an ovary
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Derived Forms
- ˌanovuˈlatory, adjective
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Word History and Origins
Origin of anovulation1
First recorded in 1965–70; an- 1 + ovulation ( def )
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Word History and Origins
Origin of anovulation1
C20: from an- + ovulate
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