mammary
Milk-producing tissue
Mammary means relating to the breasts or milk-producing glands: mammary tissue, mammary glands.
The term appears primarily in biological and medical contexts.
Mammals—the class of animals that nurse their young—take their name from these glands.
Secreting body organ
- tissueDisposable soft paper
- ductsEnclosed passage tubes
- lobulesSmall subdivisions of lobes
- areolaPigmented ring around nipple
nipple · alveoli · breast · chest · thoracic · adipose · parenchyma · stroma
Upper front torso
- bosomChest or heart area
- bustFailure or sculpture
- curvesBends in a line
- brassiereChest support undergarment
cleavage · decolletage · silhouette · underwire · womanhood · contour · fullness · development
Mammalian nursing fluid
- colostrumInitial postpartum milk
- nursingMedical caretaking profession
- breastfeedNurse an infant naturally
- suckleFeed at the breast
engorgement · letdown · weaning · pump · prolactin · oxytocin · postpartum · antibodies
Supportive care-giving
- bondingForming close connections
- infantVery young child
- nourishmentFood that sustains life
- attachmentConnection or fondness
caregiving · feeding · suckling · motherhood · sustenance · comfort · skin-to-skin · nutrition
Tissue sample for diagnosis
- carcinomaEpithelial malignant tumor
- ductalOf or relating to ducts
- mastectomySurgical breast removal
- screeningEvaluative selection process
mammogram · tumor · malignant · benign · lumpectomy · oncology · pathology · adenocarcinoma
gland
Secreting body organ
areola · nipple · alveoli · breast · chest · thoracic · adipose · parenchyma · stroma · epithelium
breast
Upper front torso
brassiere · cleavage · decolletage · silhouette · underwire · womanhood · contour · fullness · development · puberty
milk
Mammalian nursing fluid
- colostrumInitial postpartum milk
- nursingMedical caretaking profession
- breastfeedNurse an infant naturally
suckle · engorgement · letdown · weaning · pump · prolactin · oxytocin · postpartum · antibodies · formula
nurturing
Supportive care-giving
- bondingForming close connections
- infantVery young child
- nourishmentFood that sustains life
attachment · caregiving · feeding · suckling · motherhood · sustenance · comfort · skin-to-skin · nutrition · immunity
biopsy
Tissue sample for diagnosis
- carcinomaEpithelial malignant tumor
- ductalOf or relating to ducts
- mastectomySurgical breast removal
screening · mammogram · tumor · malignant · benign · lumpectomy · oncology · pathology · adenocarcinoma · metastasis
- anatomy termsanterior, posterior, dorsal, ventral, medial
- glandssalivary gland, adrenal glands, sweat gland, adrenal gland, sebaceous gland
- gland descriptorsadrenal, endocrine, exocrine, hormonal, ovarian
- reproductionreproduction, birth, baby, egg, sperm
- arteriesaorta, carotid artery, coronary artery, coronary, femoral artery
- infant feedingbaby bottle, baby formula, bottle feeding, formula feeding, infant formula
mammaryexcretory
Relating to waste expulsion
respiratory · digestive · circulatory · skeletal · muscular
- 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
mammal, mammals, mamma, mammalian, mammas, mammaries, mammae, mammary glands, mammary gland