mamillary
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mamillary — mamillary, mamillated, mamillation, mamilliform, mamillothalamic tract var of MAMMILLARY, MAMMILLATED, MAMMILATION, MAMMILLIFORM, MAMMILLOTHALAMIC TRACT * * * mam·il·lary (mamґĭ lar″e) mammillary … Medical dictionary
mamillary — 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 … English contemporary dictionary
mamillary — [ 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 … English new terms dictionary
mamillary — /ˈmæmələri/ (say mamuhluhree) adjective of, relating to, or resembling a mamilla. Also, Chiefly US, mammillary …
mamillary — mamˈillar or mamˈillary adjective 1. Relating to the breast 2. Nipple shaped 3. Studded with rounded projections • • • Main Entry: ↑mamilla … Useful english dictionary
mamillary bodies — two paired rounded swellings in the floor of the hypothalamus, immediately behind the pituitary gland … Medical dictionary
mamillary body — mammillary body corpus mammillare … Medical dictionary
mamillary body — one of two masses of grey matter at the base of the brain that sends and receives olfactory impulses (Anatomy) … English contemporary dictionary
mamillary bodies — two paired rounded swellings in the floor of the hypothalamus, immediately behind the pituitary gland … The new mediacal dictionary
mamillary body — noun one of two small round structures on the undersurface of the brain that form the terminals of the anterior arches of the fornix • Syn: ↑mammillary body, ↑corpus mamillare • Hypernyms: ↑neural structure • Part Holonyms: ↑diencephalon, ↑i … Useful english dictionary
