mammary

[mam-uh-ree] /ˈmæm ə ri/

adjective, Anatomy, Zoology

of or pertaining to the mamma or breast.

Origin

1675-85; mamm(a)² + -ary

Related forms

intermammary, adjective

postmammary, adjective

submammary, adjective

Examples from the web for mammary

This article deals with the human breast for other animals, see udder and mammary gland.
In women, the larger mammary glands within the breast produce the milk.

British Dictionary definitions for mammary

/ˈmæmərɪ/

adjective

of, relating to, or like a mamma or breast

Word Origin and History for mammary

adj.

1680s, from French mammaire (18c.), from Latin mamma "breast," probably from the child's word for "mother" (see mamma).

mammary in Medicine

mammary mam·ma·ry (mām'ə-rē)
adj.
Of or relating to a breast or mamma.