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MAMILLA (mamillae)

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does mamilla mean? 

MAMILLA (noun)
  The noun MAMILLA has 1 sense:

1. the small projection of a mammary glandplay

  Familiarity information: MAMILLA used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


MAMILLA (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

The small projection of a mammary gland

Classified under:

Nouns denoting body parts

Synonyms:

mamilla; mammilla; nipple; pap; teat; tit

Hypernyms ("mamilla" is a kind of...):

reproductive organ; sex organ (any organ involved in sexual reproduction)

Holonyms ("mamilla" is a part of...):

mamma; mammary gland (milk-secreting organ of female mammals)


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