The ovaries - known in medical terminology as ovaries (from Latin ovaries) or oophorones (Greek egg carriers) - are the primary female [[sexual organ]]. As a gonad ([[gonads|gonads]]) it corresponds to the [[testicles]] of male individuals and is the place of production of the [[egg cells|eggs]] and female sex hormones.
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The ovaries - known in medical terminology as ovaries (from Latin ovaries) or oophorones (Greek egg carriers) - are the primary female [[sexual organ]]. As a gonad ([[Keimdrüsen/en|gonads]]) it corresponds to the [[Hoden/en|testicles]] of male individuals and is the place of production of the [[egg cells|eggs]] and female sex hormones.
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The ovaries - known in medical terminology as ovaries (from Latin ovaries) or oophorones (Greek egg carriers) - are the primary female sexual organ. As a gonad (gonads) it corresponds to the testicles of male individuals and is the place of production of the eggs and female sex hormones.