| AUC | area under the receiver operating characteristic curve |
| CA-125 | cancer antigen 125 |
| cf-miRNA | cell-free microRNA |
| cfRNA | cell-free RNA |
| CI | confidence interval |
| c-miRNA | circulating microRNA |
| DFS | disease-free survival |
| EOC | epithelial OC |
| EV | extracellular vesicle |
| FIGO | International Federation of Gynecology and Obstetrics |
| HE4 | human epididymis protein 4 |
| HGSOC | high-grade serous OC/carcinoma |
| HR | hazard ratio |
| IOTA | International Ovarian Tumour Analysis |
| miRNA | microRNA |
| NPV | negative predictive value |
| OC | ovarian cancer |
| OS | overall survival |
| PFS | progression-free survival |
| PPV | positive predictive value |
| ROC | receiver operating characteristic |
| ROMA | Risk of Ovarian Malignancy Algorithm |
| SEOC | serous epithelial ovarian cancer |
| sEV | small extracellular vesicle |