anovulatoryadj.
Med.
Of menstruation, etc.: not accompanied by ovulation.
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postmenstrual1864
premenstrual1864
anovulatory1934
anovular1938
mid-cycle1951
overdue1960
paramenstrual1968
1934 Jrnl. 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.
1964 L. C. Martin Clin. 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.
1971 Nature 22 Jan. 244/1 A higher percentage of anovulatory cycles were reported for college age women than for older women.
1976 J. Walker et al. Combined Textbk. Obstetr. & Gynaecol. (ed. 9) xxxiv. 648/2 (heading) Anovulatory bleeding.
Derivatives
aˈnovular adj. anovulatory; also, lacking an ovum.
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the world > life > biology > biological processes > procreation or reproduction > reproductive cycle > [adjective] > menstrual cycle
postmenstrual1864
premenstrual1864
anovulatory1934
anovular1938
mid-cycle1951
overdue1960
paramenstrual1968
1938 Dorland & 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.
1973 Nature 27 July 244/3 Anovular and polyovular follicles are considered.
1976 Path. Ann. 11 79 Anovular cycles appear to be associated with a paucity of progesterone production.
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