mammary

English

Etymology

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] French mammaire, from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Latin mamma (“breast”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmæməɹi/

Adjective

mammary (not comparable)

1. (biology) Of or relating to mamma or breast (of a woman or a female animal).

   mammary arteries and veins

Translations

of or relating to mamma

• Catalan: mamari
• Finnish: nisä-, maito-
• French: mammaire (fr)
• Greek: μαστικός (el) (mastikós)
• (deprecated template usage) {{trans-mid}}
• Irish: cíochach, cíochmhar
• Italian: mammario (it)
• Portuguese: mamário (pt)
• Spanish: mamario (es)

Noun

mammary (plural mammaries)

1. A mamma (milk-secreting organ of a woman or a female animal).

Related terms

• mamma
• mammal
• mammary gland

Translations

breast — see mamma