mammilla

[ma-mil-uh]

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noun, plural mam·mil·lae [ma-mil-ee] /mæˈmɪl i/.

Anatomy. the nipple of the mamma, or breast.

any nipplelike process or protuberance.

Origin of mammilla

1685–95; < Latin: breast, teat, diminutive of mamma mamma²

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Related Words for mammilla

chest, bosom, nipple, front, bust, udder, mammilla, teat

British Dictionary definitions for mammilla

mammilla

noun plural -lae (-liː)

the US spelling of mamilla

Derived Formsmammillary, adjective

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mammilla in Medicine

mammilla

[mă-mĭl′ə]

n. pl. -mil•lae (-mĭl′ē)

A nipple or teat.

A nipple-shaped protuberance.