Ogilvie

name

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Definitions

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A surname from Scottish Gaelic. countable, uncountable
  2. 2
    A community in Kings County, Nova Scotia, Canada. countable, uncountable
  3. 3
    A minor city in Kanabec County, Minnesota, United States. countable, uncountable
  4. 4
    A small town in the Shire of Northampton, Western Australia. countable, uncountable

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"Cervical cancer starts when a woman contracts the sexually-transmitted human papilloma virus, or HPV. Only about ten percent of women with HPV will develop cancer. But for women who are less likely to get routine pap smears, Ogilvie says testing for HPV can help identify those who may be at risk for cancer."

Etymology

From the toponym Ogilvie Glen in Scotland, of Celtic origin: compare Proto-Celtic *ouxselos (“high”) and Scottish Gaelic beinn (“mountain, hill”).

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