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mammary en · ADJ

Pronunciation

  • (Southern-England) audio
  • /ˈmæməɹi/

Etymology

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

Meanings

  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 […] 2015 August 29, “Different Blood Cell-Derived Transcriptome Signatures in Cows Exposed to Vaccination Pre- or Postpartum”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI:

Deriveds

intermammary · limb-mammary syndrome · mammaric · retromammary · intramammary · submammary · perimammary · enteromammary · inframammary · supramammary · extramammary · transmammary · mammary intercourse · mammary Paget's disease

Translations (17)

fi nisä- (of or relating to mamma) · fr mammaire (of or relating to mamma) · gl mamario (of or relating to mamma) · ga cíochach (of or relating to mamma) · fi maito- (of or relating to mamma) · es mamario (of or relating to mamma) · cs prsní (of or relating to mamma) · it mammario (of or relating to mamma) · uk соскоподібний (of or relating to mamma) · hy կաթնասուն (of or relating to mamma) · pl sutkowy (of or relating to mamma) · de Brust (of or relating to mamma) · zu ibele (of or relating to mamma) · el μαστικός (of or relating to mamma) · ca mamari (of or relating to mamma) · pt mamário (of or relating to mamma) · ga cíochmhar (of or relating to mamma)

mammary en · NOUN

Pronunciation

  • (Southern-England) audio
  • /ˈmæməɹi/

Etymology

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

Meanings

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

Forms

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Relateds

mammary gland · mamma · mammal · mammary crest · mammary ridge

Synonyms

mamma