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Meaning of mammillary

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mammillary

Pronunciation:/ˈmamɪləɹi/

noun

Definitions

  1. (speleology) A carbonate coating formed through the precipitation of calcium carbonate onto existing rock below the water surface in cave pools.

  2. A mammillary body, one of a pair of small round bodies, located on the undersurface of the brain, that form part of the limbic system.

adjective

Definitions

  1. Resembling a breast or nipple in shape or form.

  2. Pertaining to the nipples.