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Anovular
Not accompanied by ovulation, the release of an ovum (egg) from the ovary. Synonymous with anovulatory
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- Typhoid See: Typhoid fever
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- Bio- Prefix indicating living plants or creatures, as in biology, the study of living organisms
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- Chemo-fog See: Chemobrain
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