preovulatory

From Wiktionary, the free dictionary
Jump to navigation Jump to search

English

[edit]

Etymology

[edit]

From pre- +‎ ovulatory.

Adjective

[edit]

preovulatory (not comparable)

  1. Prior to ovulation.
    • 1987, Florence Haseltine, Michael E. McClure, Ellen H. Goldberg, Genetic markers of sex differentiation, page 18:
      Preovulatory animals, expressing female-like pseudosexual behavior, are characterized by an elevated concentration of E and a moderate concentration of progesterone (P) […]
Retrieved from "https://en.wiktionary.org/w/index.php?title=preovulatory&oldid=81173479"