ovarian in Science. The reproductive organ in female animals that produces eggs and the sex hormones estrogen and progesterone. In most vertebrate animals, the ovaries occur in pairs. In mammals, the ovaries contain numerous follicles, which house the developing eggs (oocytes). See more at menstrual cycle, ovulation. The part of a carpel or of a gynoecium made of fused carpels that contains the ovules in a flower.
The International Organization for Standardization (ISO) is an international standard-setting body composed of representatives from various national standards organizations. Founded on 23 February 1947, the organization promotes worldwide proprietary, industrial and commercial standards.
Published by the International Organization for Standardization. Adopted in 1987 by the International Organization for Standardization in Geneva, Switzerland, the ISO 9001 quality system was created to establish an internationally recognized standard of quality.