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Mammillary
Meaning
Adj
●
Resembling a
breast
or
nipple
in shape
or form.
●
Pertaining to the nipples.
Noun
●
In Geology:
A
carbonate
coating
formed
through the
precipitation
of
calcium carbonate
onto
existing
rock
below the water
surface
in
cave
pools.
●
In 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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Wiktionary
Origin
mammillary
English
mamillaire
Middle French (ca. 1400-1600)
Sourced from
Etym
Synonyms
Mammillar
Mamillary
Mastoid
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