anovulation

[ an-ov-yuh-ley-shuhn, -oh-vyuh-, an-ov-yuh-, -oh-vyuh- ]

noun

1. the absence of ovulation.

anovulation

/ ˌænɒvjʊˈleɪʃən /

noun

1. failure to produce eggs or to discharge them from an ovary

Derived Forms

• ˌanovuˈlatory, adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of anovulation¹

First recorded in 1965–70; an- ¹ + ovulation ( def )

Word History and Origins

Origin of anovulation¹

C20: from an- + ovulate