Mamillary body
mamillary body n.
A small round paired cell group that protrudes into the interpeduncular fossa from the inferior aspect of the hypothalamus, receives a major bundle of hippocampal fibers from the fornix, and projects fibers to the anterior thalamic nuclei and into the tegmentum of the brainstem.
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/ˈmæmɪˌleɪt/ adjective 1. having nipples or nipple-like protuberances mamillate mam·il·late (mām’ə-lāt’) or mam·mil·lat·ed (-lā’tĭd) adj. Having nipplelike projections.
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