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mammillo-

mammillo- prefix: nipple, breast.

Prefix

mammillo-

  1. Nipple, breast.

Origin of mammillo-

From mammill(ary) + -o-, from Middle French mamillaire or directly from Latin mammillāris, from mamilla + -aris, diminutive of mamma.

Questions about mammillo-

What does mammillo- mean?
Mammillo- means nipple, breast.
What part of speech is mammillo-?
Mammillo- is a prefix.

Words near mammillo- in the dictionary

  1. mammillate
  2. mammillated
  3. mammillation
  4. mammillations
  5. mammilliform
  6. mammillo-
  7. mammilloid
  8. mammillotectal
  9. mammillotegmental
  10. mammillothalamic
  11. mammilotegmental

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