Ovary

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Ovary, OH vuhr ee, is either of a pair of female sex organs that store and release eggs. The ovaries also secrete estrogens and progesterone, the female sex hormones. The human ovary is oval in shape and about the size of an unshelled walnut. One ovary is located on each side of the uterus, at the base of the abdomen.

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