mamillation

[ măm′ə-lā′shən ]

n.

A nipplelike projection.

The condition of having such projections.

Nearby words

metamere, metameric, metameric nervous system, metamerism, metamict, mamillation, metamorphic facies, metamorphic rock, metamorphism, metamorphopsia, metamorphose

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