Medical Definition of Ovarian fossa

1. A depression in the parietal peritoneum of the pelvis; it is bounded in front by the obliterated umbilical artery, and behind by the ureter and the uterine vessels; it lodges the ovary. Synonym: fossa ovarica, Claudius' fossa. (05 Mar 2000)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Ovarian Fossa

ovarian
ovarian amenorrhoea
ovarian artery
ovarian branch of uterine artery
ovarian bursa
ovarian cancer
ovarian colic
ovarian cyst
ovarian cystic disease
ovarian cysts
ovarian dysmenorrhoea
ovarian fibroma
ovarian fimbria
ovarian follicle
ovarian fossa (current term)
ovarian function tests
ovarian granulosa cell
ovarian hormone
ovarian hyperstimulation syndrome
ovarian ligament
ovarian plexus
ovarian pregnancy
ovarian stromal tumours
ovarian teratoma
ovarian tumour
ovarian tumours
ovarian varicocele

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