ovárico

Ovárico is an adjective used in Spanish to denote relation to the ovary, the reproductive gland responsible for producing oocytes and hormones. It appears in medical and anatomical language and may also describe plant ovaries in botanical contexts.

From the noun ovario (ovary), which in turn comes from Latin ovarium, derived from ovum (egg), with the adjectival suffix -ico forming ovárico, meaning "pertaining to the ovary."

In medical usage, ovárico commonly appears in compound terms such as quiste ovárico (ovarian cyst) or tumor ovárico (ovarian tumor). For many disorders, however, Spanish texts prefer the expression cáncer de ovario and thus avoid overuse of the adjective in clinical counseling. In descriptive contexts, ovárico can describe anatomical structures or features related to the ovary.

In botany, the term can describe ovary-related features of flowers or fruits, though discipline-specific terminology may prevail and other terms may be used to avoid ambiguity.

See also: ovario, ovarian cancer, ovarian cyst.