mammary

[mam-uh-ree]

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adjective Anatomy, Zoology.

of or relating to the mamma or breast.

Origin of mammary

First recorded in 1675–85; mamm(a)² + -ary

Related formsin·ter·mam·ma·ry, adjectivepost·mam·ma·ry, adjectivesub·mam·ma·ry, adjective

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Examples from the Web for mammary

Contemporary Examples

There is a long history of the mammary glands as comedy fodder.
Women, It's Time to Reclaim Our Breasts
Emily Shire
September 9, 2014
By discussing her mammary travails so openly, Jolie runs the risk of messing with the fantasy.
Angelina’s Bold Boob Move
Michelle Cottle
May 14, 2013
But the world wants to define me by my mammary glands and melanin.
There Is an Audience for Our Films: Four African-American Female Filmmakers Speak Out
Lorenza Muñoz
December 4, 2012
None of the judges seem quite prepared to handle the mammary movement, except Simon, who is not amused.
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The Daily Beast Video
January 21, 2010

Historical Examples

Tight clothes that cause degeneration of the mammary glands, are prohibited.
Valere Aude
Louis Dechmann
The Mammary Glands arise in essentially the same manner as the other glands of the skin.
The Works of Francis Maitland Balfour, Volume III (of 4)
Francis Maitland Balfour
Among the external organs are also generally included the mons Veneris and the breasts or mammary glands.
Woman
William J. Robinson
The mammary mirror is of the greater value, yet the rising mirror is not to be disregarded.
Scientific American Supplement No. 275
Various
But all are nourished for a longer or shorter time by the milk secreted by the mammary gland of the mother.
Elementary Zoology, Second Edition
Vernon L. Kellogg

British Dictionary definitions for mammary

mammary

adjective

of, relating to, or like a mamma or breast

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Word Origin and History for mammary

adj.

1680s, from French mammaire (18c.), from Latin mamma "breast," probably from the child's word for "mother" (see mamma).

mammary in Medicine

mammary

(măm′ə-rē)

adj.

Of or relating to a breast or mamma.

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Examples from the Web for mammary

Contemporary Examples

There is a long history of the mammary glands as comedy fodder.

By discussing her mammary travails so openly, Jolie runs the risk of messing with the fantasy.

But the world wants to define me by my mammary glands and melanin.

None of the judges seem quite prepared to handle the mammary movement, except Simon, who is not amused.

Historical Examples

Tight clothes that cause degeneration of the mammary glands, are prohibited.

The Mammary Glands arise in essentially the same manner as the other glands of the skin.

Among the external organs are also generally included the mons Veneris and the breasts or mammary glands.

The mammary mirror is of the greater value, yet the rising mirror is not to be disregarded.

But all are nourished for a longer or shorter time by the milk secreted by the mammary gland of the mother.

mammary

Word Origin and History for mammary

adj.

mammary

Origin of mammary