polycystic ovary syndromenoun [ U ]
uk/pɒl.iˌsɪs.tɪk ˈəʊ.vər.ɪ ˌsɪn.drəʊm/us/ˌpɑːl.iˈsɪs.tɪk ˈoʊ.vər.i ˌsɪn.droʊm/abbreviation PCOS specializeda condition in which there are a lot of cysts (= small growths filled with liquid) on the ovaries, associated with having high levels of male hormones
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Diseases of the reproductive system
- candida
- chlamydia
- clap
- clitoridis
- cryptorchidism
- cystocele
- dysfunctional uterine bleeding
- erectile dysfunction
- gonorrhoea
- herpes
- Mayer-Rokitansky-Kuster-Hauser syndrome
- Mullerian agenesis
- PCOS
- sexually transmitted disease
- std
- syphilis
- the pox
- vaginal agenesis
- venereal
- venereology
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