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The mamillary body, a small spheroid organ which is one of the three principal parts of the hypothalamus.

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It emerges from the hypothalamus through the mamillary body and passes to the cortex by way of the gyrus cinguli.

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This passes through the mamillary body, thence to the gyrus cinguli and so back to the cortex where the emotional experience is felt.

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The hippocampus, connected with the mamillary body, is shaped like its namesake, the seahorse.

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Mastodon, mas′to-don, n. a genus of extinct elephants, so named from the mamillary cusps or teat-like prominences on the molar teeth.

From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 2 of 4: E-M) by Various