mammae
Female chest organs
Mammae is the plural of mamma, the anatomical term for a breast or milk-secreting gland in female mammals.
The word appears primarily in medical and scientific contexts: The mammae develop during puberty.
Related terms include mammary (adjective) and mammal (animals that nurse their young).
Upper front torso
- glandSecreting body organ
- areolaPigmented ring around nipple
- nippleMammary projection
- tissueDisposable soft paper
ducts · lobules · alveoli · pectoralis · mastectomy · biopsy · adenoma · carcinoma
Nurse an infant naturally
- nursingMedical caretaking profession
- suckleFeed at the breast
- colostrumInitial postpartum milk
- weanGradually withdraw dependence
milk · letdown · engorgement · prolactin · oxytocin · infant · latch · expression
State of being a female parent
- nurturingSupportive care-giving
- bondingForming close connections
- attachmentConnection or fondness
- nursingMedical caretaking profession
infant · caregiving · nourishment · protection · warmth · suckling · cradling · skin-to-skin
breast
Upper front torso
tissue · ducts · lobules · alveoli · pectoralis · mastectomy · biopsy · adenoma · carcinoma · lymph nodes
breastfeed
Nurse an infant naturally
wean · milk · letdown · engorgement · prolactin · oxytocin · infant · latch · expression · pump
motherhood
State of being a female parent
- nurturingSupportive care-giving
- bondingForming close connections
- attachmentConnection or fondness
nursing · infant · caregiving · nourishment · protection · warmth · suckling · cradling · skin-to-skin · kangaroo care
placental
Nourished before birth internally
ungulate · rodent · cetacean · pinniped · feline · canine · bovine · porcine · ursine · equine
mammaetestes
Male reproductive glands
beard · male genitalia · phallus · Adam's apple · facial hair
- mamma's boyOverly dependent son
- mamma miaItalian expression of surprise
- marine mammalsWarm-blooded ocean animals
- native mammalsAnimals indigenous to region
- small mammalsCompact fur-bearing animals
- large mammals
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