OVARITIS
\ˌə͡ʊvɑːɹˈa͡ɪtɪs], \ˌəʊvɑːɹˈaɪtɪs], \ˌəʊ_v_ɑː_ɹ_ˈaɪ_t_ɪ_s]\
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Inflammation of the ovary. It is acute or chronic. In the acute form the ovary is enlarged and tender and there is pain and fever. In the chronic form the ovary is enlarged at first and may be the seat of small cystic degeneration. Later on, it is atrophied. [Lat.]
By Smith Ely Jelliffe
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basidiomycota
- comprises fungi bearing the spores on basidium: Gasteromycetes (puffballs); Tiliomycetes (comprising orders Ustilaginales (smuts) and Uredinales (rusts)); Hymenomycetes (mushrooms; toadstools; agarics; bracket fungi); in some classification systems considered a division of kingdom comprises fungi bearing spores on a basidium; includes Gasteromycetes (puffballs) Tiliomycetes comprising the orders Ustilaginales (smuts) and Uredinales (rusts) Hymenomycetes (mushrooms, toadstools, agarics bracket fungi).