parovariumn.
/ˌparə(ʊ)ˈvɛːrɪəm/, U.S. /ˌpɛroʊˈvɛriəm/ Anatomy and Zoology. Now rare.
The epoophoron; the epoophoron and paroophoron together, representing the vestigial remnants of the mesonephros in the female. Also called organ of Rosenmüller.
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1858 A. Farre in Todd's Cycl. Anat. & Physiol. V. 594/1 The parovarium is formed out of the Wolffian body.
1888 G. Rolleston & W. H. Jackson Forms Animal Life (ed. 2) 426 The anterior portion of the mesonephros is in this case converted into epididymis in the male, parovarium in the female.
1923 Proc. Royal Soc. 95 262 It resembled an epididymis rather than a parovarium.
1976 Amer. Jrnl. Obstetr. & Gynecol. 125 870/1 A smooth thin-walled cyst was seen in the parovarium.
1985 Amer. Jrnl. Roentgenol. 144 83 Clinically it is difficult to distinguish an ovarian mass from one arising in the parovarium.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2005; most recently modified version published online June 2022).
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