| BSA | Bovine serum albumin |
| CAM | Chicken chorioallantoic membrane |
| CSIOVDB | Ovarian cancer database of Cancer Science Institute Singapore |
| DAB | 3:3′-diaminobenzidine |
| DDX4 | DEAD-Box Helicase 4 |
| EMT | Epithelial to mesenchymal transition |
| EOC | Epithelial ovarian cancer |
| FFPE | Formalin-fixed paraffin-embedded |
| FIGO | Fédération Internationale de Gynécologie et d’Obstétrique |
| FSH | Follicle stimulating hormone |
| GUSB | Glucuronidase Beta |
| HGSOC | High grade serous ovarian cancer |
| HENMT1 | HEN Methyltransferase 1 |
| HR | Hazard ratio |
| KM | Kaplan−Meier |
| LH | Luteinizing hormone |
| MAEL | Maelstrom |
| miRNA | MicroRNA |
| ncRNA | Noncoding RNA |
| OC | Ovarian cancer |
| OS | Overall survival |
| PBS | Phosphate-buffered saline |
| PFS | Progression free survival |
| piRNA | PIWI-interacting RNA |
| PIWIL (1-4) | P-element induced wimpy testis-like (1-4) |
| PLD6 | Phospholipase D Family Member 6 |
| PPFS | Post-progression free survival |
| SNAI (1-3) | Snail family zinc finger (1-3) |
| TBP | TATA-Box Binding Protein |
| TDRD (1:9) | Tudor Domain Containing (1,9) |
| TE | Transposable element |
| ZEB (1,2) | Zinc finger E-box binding homeobox (1,2) |