|tran(t)sō|va(a)rēəl, -nzō- adjective
or trans·ovar·i·an -ēən
Etymology: trans- + ovary + -al or -an
: passing through or occurring by way of the ovary
transovarial passage
wood ticks have been shown to be infectable … and capable of transovarial transmission to their offspring — K.F.Maxcy
• trans·ovar·i·al·ly -lē or trans·ovar·i·an·ly adverb