mammary

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Scrabble points
16
Words With Friends
18
Letters
7
Pronunciation
/ˈmæməɹi/

Definition of mammary

2 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included

adj

  1. (not-comparable)Of or relating to the mamma or breast (of a woman or a female animal).
    “mammary arteries and veins”
    “It has been reported that periparturient cows undergo a period of immunosuppression of various immunological parameters associated with a high susceptibility to uterine and mammary infections […]”
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adj

  1. (not-comparable)Of or relating to the mamma or breast (of a woman or a female animal).
    “mammary arteries and veins”
    “It has been reported that periparturient cows undergo a period of immunosuppression of various immunological parameters associated with a high susceptibility to uterine and mammary infections […]”

noun

  1. Synonym of mamma (“a milk-secreting organ of a woman or a female animal”).

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Etymology

From Renaissance Latin mammārius, from Classical Latin mamma (“breast”) + -ārius (adjectival suffix). By surface analysis, mamma + -ary.

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