Definition of anovulatory in English:
anovulatory
adjectiveˌanɒvjʊˈleɪt(ə)rianˈävyələˌtôrē
Medicine (of a menstrual cycle) in which ovulation does not occur.
Example sentencesExamples
- Menorrhagia, or excessive menstrual blood loss, is defined as blood loss of 80 mL per month and can be associated with ovulatory and anovulatory ovarian cycles.
- When any anovulatory state exists for any period of time, the ‘polycystic ovary’ emerges.
- An anovulatory woman may well be healthier than a female who is ovulating.
- Irregular, anovulatory cycles may need hormones.
- One third or more of menstrual cycles in women with generalized seizures are anovulatory.