Mammillary Definition

adjective

Resembling a breast or nipple in shape or form.

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Pertaining to the nipples.

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noun

(geology, speleology) A carbonate coating formed through the precipitation of calcium carbonate onto existing rock below the water surface in cave pools.

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(anatomy) A mammillary body, one of a pair of small round bodies, located on the undersurface of the brain, that form part of the limbic system.
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Other Word Forms of Mammillary

Noun

Singular:
mammillary
Plural:
mammillaries

Origin of Mammillary

  • From Middle French mamillaire, or its source, Late Latin mamillaris.

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