mammillate

mam·mil·late

[mam-uh-leyt]
adjective
having a mammilla or mammillae.
Also, mam·mil·lat·ed.


Origin:
1820–30; < Late Latin mammillātus. See mammilla, -ate1

mam·mil·la·tion, noun
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mamillate, (US) mamillated, (US) mammillate or (US) mammillated (ˈmæmɪˌleɪt) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
adj
having nipples or nipple-like protuberances
 
mamillated, (US) mamillated, (US) mammillate or (US) mammillated
 
adj
 
mammillate, (US) mamillated, (US) mammillate or (US) mammillated
 
adj
 
mammillated, (US) mamillated, (US) mammillate or (US) mammillated
 
adj

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mammillate or mammillated (ˈmæmɪˌleɪt) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
adj
the usual US spellings of mamillate and mamillated
 
mammillated or mammillated
 
adj

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mammillate mam·mil·late (mām'ə-lāt') or mam·mil·lat·ed (-lā'tĭd)
adj.

  1. Having nipples or mammillae.

  2. Shaped like a nipple or mammilla.

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