mammary

[mam-uh-ree] Origin

mam·ma·ry

[mam-uh-ree]
adjective Anatomy, Zoology.
of or pertaining to the mamma or breast.

Origin:
1675–85; mamm(a)2 + -ary

in·ter·mam·ma·ry, adjective
post·mam·ma·ry, adjective
sub·mam·ma·ry, adjective
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Mammary is always a great word to know.
So is floating rib. Does it mean:
one of the minute, coiled, tubular glands of the skin that secrete sweat
one member of the two lowest pairs of ribs, which are attached neither to the sternum nor to the cartilages of other ribs.
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World English Dictionary
mammary (ˈmæmərɪ)
 
adj
of, relating to, or like a mamma or breast

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Word Origin & History

mammary
1682, from Fr. mammaire, from L. mamma "breast," probably from the child's word for "mother."
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Medical Dictionary

mammary mam·ma·ry (mām'ə-rē)
adj.
Of or relating to a breast or mamma.

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