Definition of Mammillary

1. a. Of or pertaining to the mammilla, or nipple, or to the breast; resembling a mammilla; mammilloid.

Definition of Mammillary

1. Adjective. Resembling a breast or nipple in shape or form. ¹

2. Adjective. Pertaining to the nipples. ¹

3. Noun. (geology speleology) A carbonate coating formed through the precipitation of calcium carbonate onto existing rock below the water surface in cave pools. ¹

4. Noun. (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. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Mammillary

1. [adj]

Medical Definition of Mammillary

1. 1. Of or pertaining to the mammilla, or nipple, or to the breast; resembling a mammilla; mammilloid. 2. Composed of convex convex concretions, somewhat resembling the breasts in form; studded with small mammiform protuberances. Origin: Cf. F. Mammilaire. See Mammilla. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Mammillary

mammeys
mammie
mammies
mammifer
mammiferous
mammifers
mammiform
mammil-
mammilated
mammilla
mammillae
mammillaplasty
mammillaria
mammillaries
mammillariform
mammillary (current term)
mammillary bodies
mammillary body
mammillate
mammillated
mammilliform
mammillitis
mammilloid
mammillothalamic
mammitides
mammitis
mammo-
mammock
mammocked
mammocking

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