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Mammilla

[ma-mil-uh] /mæˈmɪl ə/

noun, plural mammillae
[ma-mil-ee] /mæˈmɪl i/ (Show IPA)
1.
Anatomy. the nipple of the mamma, or breast.
2.
any nipplelike process or protuberance.
/mæˈmɪlə/
noun (pl) -lae (-liː)
1.
the US spelling of mamilla

mammilla mam·mil·la (mā-mĭl’ə)
n. pl. -mil·lae (-mĭl’ē)

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