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The small projection of a mammary gland
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mammilla
Word definitions for mammilla in dictionaries
Wikipedia
Word definitions in Wikipedia
Mammilla was an Ancient city and bishopric in North Africa, and is now a Latin Catholic titular see.
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Mammilla \Mam*mil"la\, n.; pl. Mammil[ae] . [L., dim. of mamma a breast.] (Anat.) The nipple.
WordNet
Word definitions in WordNet
n. the small projection of a mammary gland [syn: nipple , mamilla , pap , teat , tit ] [also: mammillae (pl)]
Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. (context anatomy English) The nipple.
Usage examples of mammilla.
She let hers expand and seek his smaller mammillae like creatures with minds of their own, intent on some outrageous conjunction.
The alchemy of Yrilene holds us cradled, safe for an instant, and we suck from her blood-filled mammillae to toast the deaths of murderers and martyrs.