mammillary

a. 乳头的, 乳头状的 [医] 乳头的

发音

UK /ˈmamɪləɹi/

词形变化

mammillaries 复数 mammillaries more mammillary 比较级 most mammillary 最高级

别名

mammillar mamillary

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A carbonate coating formed through the precipitation of calcium carbonate onto existing rock below the water surface in cave pools.

    地质
  2. 2.

    A mammillary body, one of a pair of small round bodies, located on the undersurface of the brain, that form part of the limbic system.

    医学
adj.
  1. 1.

    Resembling a breast or nipple in shape or form.

  2. 2.

    Pertaining to the nipples.

相关短语

mammillary body 乳头体 mammillary bodies

词源

From Middle French mamillaire or directly from Late Latin mammillāris, from mamilla + -aris, diminutive of mamma (“breast”).

来源：wiktionary