| ATCC | American Type Culture Collection |
| B2M | β-2-Microglobulin |
| BSL | Biosafety level |
| BNIP3 | BCL2-interacting protein 3 |
| CCLE | Cancer cell line encyclopedia |
| CC | Clear cell (ovarian cancer) |
| CGH | Comparative genome hybridization |
| CK19 | Luminal cytokeratin 19 |
| CT | Computed tomography |
| DT | Doubling time |
| EBV | Epstein-Barr virus |
| ECACC | European Collection of Authenticated Cell Cultures |
| E | Endometroid (ovarian cancer) |
| EpCAM | Epithelial cell adhesion molecule |
| FACS | Fluorescence-activated cell sorting |
| FGFR | Fibroblast growth factor receptor |
| FISH | Fluorescence in situ hybridization |
| FN1 | Fibronectin 1 |
| HBME-1 | Hector Battifora mesothelial epitope 1 |
| HBV | Hepatitis B virus |
| HCV | Hepatitis C virus |
| HE | Hematoxylin-eosin staining |
| HGSOC | High-grade serous ovarian cancer |
| HIV | Human immunodeficiency virus |
| ICC | Immunocytochemistry |
| IP | Intraperitoneal (chemotherapy) |
| ISCN | International System for Human Cytogenetic Nomenclature |
| IV | Intravenous (chemotherapy) |
| LGSOC | Low-grade serous ovarian carcinoma |
| NGS | New generation sequencing |
| OS | Overall survival |
| OSE | Ovarian surface epithelium |
| PAX8 | Paired Box 8 |
| POSTN | Periostin |
| PVDF | Polyvinylidene difluoride |
| RT-PCR | Reverse-transcription polymerase chain reaction |
| SD | Standard deviation |
| SDS-PAGE | Sodium dodecyl sulfate–polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis |
| SNP | Single nucleotide polymorphism |
| SP | Side population |
| STR | Short tandem repeat |