mammillāˈria noun (pl mammillaˈrias)

A plant belonging to the Mammillaria genus of flowering cactus, with nipple-shaped tubercles in rows

mamma² /mamˈə/

1. The milk gland
2. The breast

mammˈary adjective

Of the nature of, or relating to, the mammae or breasts

A breast

mammˈate adjective

Having breasts

mammecˈtomy noun

A mastectomy

mammˈifer noun

A mammal

mammifˈerous adjective

Having mammae

mammˈiform adjective

Having the form of a breast

mammilla and mammillaria noun see under mamilla

mammogenˈic adjective

(of hormones) promoting growth of the duct and alveolar systems of the milk gland

mammˈogram or mammˈograph noun

An X-ray photograph of the breast

mammogˈraphy noun

Radiological examination of the breast

mammˈoplasty noun

Plastic surgery to change the shape of the breasts, as by the use of silicone implants, etc