| ADAM17 | a disintegrin and metalloproteinase 17 |
| ALDOA | aldolase A |
| AMBP | alpha-1-microglobulin/bikunin precursor |
| ApoA2 | apolipoprotein A-II |
| ApoC-III | apolipoprotein C-III |
| APOE | apolipoprotein E |
| AUC | area under the receiver-operating-characteristic curve |
| BRAF | B-Raf proto-oncogene |
| CA125 | cancer antigen 125 |
| CA19-9 | cancer antigen 19-9 |
| CCL2 | C-C motif chemokine ligand 2 |
| CD44 | cluster of differentiation 44 |
| CDH6 | cadherin-6 |
| cGAS | cyclic GMP-AMP synthase |
| CLU | clusterin |
| CP | ceruloplasmin |
| CT | computed tomography |
| ctDNA | circulating tumour DNA |
| DNA | deoxyribonucleic acid |
| EAOC | endometriosis-associated ovarian carcinoma |
| ELISA | enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay |
| EOC | epithelial ovarian cancer |
| ESI-LTQ | electrospray ionisation linear trap quadrupole |
| FIGO | International Federation of Gynecology and Obstetrics |
| FNA | fine-needle aspiration |
| FSH | follicle-stimulating hormone |
| GRO-α | growth-regulated oncogene-alpha |
| Hb | haemoglobin |
| hCG | human chorionic gonadotropin |
| HE4 | human epididymis protein 4 |
| IHC | immunohistochemistry |
| IL-6 | interleukin-6 |
| IL-8 | interleukin-8 |
| IOTA | International Ovarian Tumour Analysis |
| IRS1 | insulin receptor substrate 1 |
| ITIH4 | inter-alpha-trypsin inhibitor heavy chain H4 |
| iTRAQ | isobaric tags for relative and absolute quantitation |
| IVF | in vitro fertilisation |
| KLK6 | kallikrein-6 |
| KRAS | Kirsten rat sarcoma viral oncogene homolog |
| LAMC1 | laminin subunit gamma-1 |
| LC-MS | liquid chromatography–mass spectrometry |
| LDH | lactate dehydrogenase |
| LH | luteinising hormone |
| MCP-1 | monocyte chemoattractant protein-1 |
| MEK | mitogen-activated protein kinase kinase (MAPK/ERK kinase) |
| metHb | methaemoglobin |
| miR-145 | microRNA-145 |
| ML | machine learning |
| MMP | matrix metalloproteinase |
| MR | magnetic resonance |
| MRI | magnetic resonance imaging |
| MRM | multiple-reaction monitoring |
| MS | mass spectrometry |
| MSLN | mesothelin |
| MUC1 | mucin 1 |
| MUC16 | mucin 16 |
| NMR | nuclear magnetic resonance |
| NOS | not otherwise specified |
| NPV | negative predictive value |
| NRAS | neuroblastoma RAS viral oncogene homolog |
| OVGP1 | oviductal glycoprotein 1 |
| oxyHb | oxyhaemoglobin |
| PCI | protein C inhibitor |
| PCOS | polycystic ovary syndrome |
| PCR | polymerase chain reaction |
| PI3K | phosphoinositide 3-kinase |
| PIK3R1 | phosphoinositide-3-kinase regulatory subunit 1 |
| POSTN | periostin |
| PPP2R1A | protein phosphatase 2 scaffold subunit A-alpha |
| PPV | positive predictive value |
| PTEN | phosphatase and tensin homolog |
| RAF | rapidly accelerated fibrosarcoma kinase |
| RAS | rat sarcoma viral oncogene homolog |
| RMI | Risk of Malignancy Index |
| ROC | receiver-operating characteristic |
| ROMA | Risk of Ovarian Malignancy Algorithm |
| ROS | reactive oxygen species |
| SAA4 | serum amyloid A4 |
| Safe-SeqS | Safe-Sequencing System |
| SDS-PAGE | sodium dodecyl-sulfate polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis |
| SELDI-TOF | surface-enhanced laser desorption/ionisation time-of-flight |
| SERPINA1 | serpin family A member 1 |
| SERPINF2 | serpin family F member 2 |
| SERPING1 | serpin family G member 1 |
| SERS | surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy |
| STING | stimulator of interferon genes |
| STn | sialyl-Tn antigen |
| sVEGFR-1 | soluble vascular endothelial growth factor receptor-1 |
| TALDO1 | transaldolase 1 |
| TCA | tricarboxylic acid |
| TIMP | tissue inhibitor of metalloproteinases |
| TKT1 | transketolase 1 |
| TME | tumour microenvironment |
| TMT | tandem mass tag |
| TMT-LC-MS/MS | tandem mass tag liquid chromatography–tandem mass spectrometry |
| TNF-α | tumour necrosis factor-alpha |
| TNXB | tenascin-XB |
| TP53 | tumour protein p53 |
| tPA | tissue plasminogen activator |
| uPA | urokinase plasminogen activator |
| VEGF | vascular endothelial growth factor |
| WHO | World Health Organization |