- mammillary
- adjective Etymology: Latin mammilla breast, nipple, diminutive of mamma Date: 1669 1. of, relating to, or resembling the breasts 2. studded with breast-shaped protuberances
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Mammillary — Mam mil*la*ry, a. [Cf. F. mammilaire. See {Mammilla}.] 1. Of or pertaining to the mammilla, or nipple, or to the breast; resembling a mammilla; mammilloid. [1913 Webster] 2. (Min.) Composed of convex convex concretions, somewhat resembling the… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
mammillary — 1. adjective /ˈmamɪləɹi/ a) Resembling a breast or nipple in shape or form. On the other hand, no woman who had ever borne a child (even in her own childhood) could be accepted, no matter how free she was of mammilary blemishes. b) Pertaining to… … Wiktionary
mammillary — ˈmaməˌlerē, ri adjective Etymology: Latin mammilla breast, nipple + English ary more at mammilla 1. : of or relatng to the breasts 2. a. : having the form of a rounded eminence … Useful english dictionary
mammillary body — n either of two small rounded eminences on the underside of the brain behind the tuber cinereum forming the terminals of the anterior pillars of the fornix called also corpus albicans … Medical dictionary
mammillary arteries — mammillary arteries … Medical dictionary
Mammillary body — Brain: Mammillary body The hypophysis cerebri in position. Shown in sagittal section. (Label corpus mamillare at right.) … Wikipedia
Mammillary process — Bone: Mammillary process A lumbar vertebra from above and behind. (Mammillar process labeled at center left.) Latin processus mammillaris Gray s … Wikipedia
mammillary body — noun One of a pair of small round bodies, located on the undersurface of the human brain, at the ends of the anterior arches of the fornix. They form part of the limbic system and are often categorized as part of the hypothalamus. They consist of … Wiktionary
mammillary — /mam euh ler ee/, adj. of, pertaining to, or resembling a mammilla. [1605 15; MAMMILL(A) + ARY] * * * … Universalium
mammillary — Relating to or shaped like a nipple. SYN: mammillare [TA]. * * * mam·mil·la·ry or mam·il·la·ry mam ə .ler ē, ma mil ə rē adj 1) of, relating to, or resembling the breasts 2) studded with breast shaped protuberances * * * mam·mil·lary (mamґĭ… … Medical dictionary
