mamillary

  • 1mamillary — mamillary, mamillated, mamillation, mamilliform, mamillothalamic tract var of MAMMILLARY, MAMMILLATED, MAMMILATION, MAMMILLIFORM, MAMMILLOTHALAMIC TRACT * * * mam·il·lary (mamґĭ lar″e) mammillary …

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  • 2mamillary — adjective Of, relating to, or on the mamilla …

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  • 3mamillary — mam·il·lar·y || mÉ™mɪlÉ™rɪ / mæ adj. of or pertaining to a mammilla, of or pertaining to a nipple; resembling a mammilla, resembling a nipple …

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  • 4mamillary — [ mamɪləri] (also mammillary) adjective 1》 (of minerals) having several smoothly rounded convex surfaces. 2》 Anatomy denoting two rounded bodies in the floor of the hypothalamus in the brain. Origin C17: from mod. L. mamillaris, from mamilla (see …

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  • 5mamillary — /ˈmæmələri/ (say mamuhluhree) adjective of, relating to, or resembling a mamilla. Also, Chiefly US, mammillary …

  • 6mamillary — mamˈillar or mamˈillary adjective 1. Relating to the breast 2. Nipple shaped 3. Studded with rounded projections • • • Main Entry: ↑mamilla …

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  • 7mamillary bodies — two paired rounded swellings in the floor of the hypothalamus, immediately behind the pituitary gland …

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  • 8mamillary body — mammillary body corpus mammillare …

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  • 9mamillary body — one of two masses of grey matter at the base of the brain that sends and receives olfactory impulses (Anatomy) …

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  • 10mamillary bodies — two paired rounded swellings in the floor of the hypothalamus, immediately behind the pituitary gland …

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