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anovulatory, a. Med.|ˌænɒvjuːˈleɪtərɪ|
[f. an- 10 + ovulatory a.]
Of menstruation, etc.: not accompanied by ovulation.
1934Jrnl. Amer. Med. Assoc. 10 Feb. 454/1, I have..urged that anovulatory menstruation, so common in monkeys, is not nearly so rare in women as was once believed. 1964L. Martin Clinical Endocrinol. (ed. 4) viii. 251 Anovulatory menstruation, which sometimes explains sterility in women, can also be detected by the absence of a temperature change during the menstrual cycle. 1971Nature 22 Jan. 244/1 A higher percentage of anovulatory cycles were reported for college age women than for older women. 1976J. Walker et al. Combined Textbk. Obstetr. & Gynaecol. (ed. 9) xxxiv. 648/2 (heading) Anovulatory bleeding.
So aˈnovular a., anovulatory; also, lacking an ovum.
1938Dorland & Miller Med. Dict. (ed. 18) 110/1. 1970 Sci. Jrnl. June 30/1 Failure of ovulation, however, does not result in failure of menstruation..nor are anovular cycles necessarily shorter in length. 1973Nature 27 July 244/3 Anovular and polyovular follicles are considered. 1976Path. Ann. XI. 79 Anovular cycles appear to be associated with a paucity of progesterone production. |