mammary

English

Etymology

From Renaissance Latin mammārius, from Classical Latin mamma (“breast”) + -ārius (adjectival suffix).[1] By surface analysis, mamma +‎ -ary.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈmæməɹi/
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Adjective

mammary (not comparable)

  1. (biology) Of or relating to the mamma or breast (of a woman or a female animal).
    mammary arteries and veins
    • 2015 August 29, “Different Blood Cell-Derived Transcriptome Signatures in Cows Exposed to Vaccination Pre- or Postpartum”, in PLOS ONE‎[1], →DOI:
      It has been reported that periparturient cows undergo a period of immunosuppression of various immunological parameters associated with a high susceptibility to uterine and mammary infections […]

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Noun

mammary (plural mammaries)

  1. Synonym of mamma (“a milk-secreting organ of a woman or a female animal”).

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References

  1. ^ “mammary, adj. and n.”, in OED Online ⁠, Oxford: Oxford University Press, launched 2000.
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