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mammilla

[ma-mil-uh]

mam·mil·la

[ma-mil-uh]
noun, plural -mil·lae [-mil-ee] .
1.
Anatomy. the nipple of the mamma, or breast.
2.
any nipplelike process or protuberance.

Origin:
1685–95; < Latin: breast, teat, diminutive of mamma mamma2
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Mammilla is always a great word to know.
So is cornea. Does it mean:
the transparent anterior part of the external coat of the eye covering the iris and the pupil and continuous with the sclera
either of the two pairs of folds of mucous membrane projecting into the cavity of the larynx
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mamilla or mammilla (mæˈmɪlə)
 
n , pl -lae
1.  a nipple or teat
2.  any nipple-shaped part or prominence
 
[C17: from Latin, diminutive of mamma breast]
 
mammilla or mammilla (mæˈmɪlə, -liː)
 
n
 
[C17: from Latin, diminutive of mamma breast]
 
'mamillary or mammilla
 
adj
 
'mammillary or mammilla
 
adj

mammilla (mæˈmɪlə)
 
n , pl -lae
the US spelling of mamilla
 
'mammillary
 
adj

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mammilla mam·mil·la (mā-mĭl'ə)
n. pl. -mil·lae (-mĭl'ē)

  1. A nipple or teat.

  2. A nipple-shaped protuberance.

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