mammary gland

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Noun

mammary gland (plural mammary glands)

1. (anatomy) A gland that secretes milk for suckling an infant or offspring.

Synonyms

• (standard): breast, dug, udder (usually referring to an animal's mammary gland)
• (somewhat taboo slang, usually used of a woman's mammary gland): boob, hooter, jug, knocker, melon, tit

Translations

milk-secreting gland

Bulgarian: млечна жлеза (mlečna žleza) f. Czech: mléčná žláza (cs) f. Dutch: melkklier f. Esperanto: laktoglando Finnish: maitorauhanen (fi) French: glande mammaire / mamelle

Irish: faireog bhainne (ga) f., faireog mhamach (ga) f. Lithuanian: pieno liauka f. Macedonian: млечна жлезда (mk) (mléčna žlézda) f. Spanish: glándula mamaria (es) f. Swedish: mjölkkörtel (sv) c. Volapük: dög (vo)

See also

• Wikipedia article on the mammary gland