mammary
adjective
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Pronunciation: /ˈmæməɹi/
adj
Etymology: From Renaissance Latin mammārius, from Classical Latin mamma (“breast”) + -ārius (adjectival suffix). By surface analysis, mamma + -ary.
- 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
Etymology: From Renaissance Latin mammārius, from Classical Latin mamma (“breast”) + -ārius (adjectival suffix). By surface analysis, mamma + -ary.
- Synonym of mamma (“a milk-secreting organ of a woman or a female animal”).