mammillary
Resembling a teat
Mammillary means resembling or relating to a nipple or breast-shaped protrusion.
In anatomy, the mammillary bodies are small rounded structures in the brain involved in memory.
Mammillary processes are bony projections on vertebrae.
The term appears in medical and scientific contexts to describe any nipple-like structure: mammillary tubercles on the skull.
Pigmented ring around nipple
- nippleMammary projection
- breastUpper front torso
- glandSecreting body organ
- chestRibcage region or strongbox
pectoral · thorax · bust · torso · sternum · rib · clavicle · anatomy
Rounded gripping fixture
- bulgeOutward curved projection
- bumpSlight collision or protrusion
- domeRounded vault forming roof
- roundedHaving no sharp angles
projection · convexity · eminence · tubercle · nodule · papilla · boss · nub
Subthalamic regulatory brain region
- hippocampusMemory formation region
- limbicOf emotional brain structures
- memoryMind's retention capacity
- fornixArched anatomical structure
thalamus · amnesia · grey matter · neural · cerebral · brain · ventricles · cognition
areola
Pigmented ring around nipple
chest · pectoral · thorax · bust · torso · sternum · rib · clavicle · anatomy · physique
knob
Rounded gripping fixture
rounded · projection · convexity · eminence · tubercle · nodule · papilla · boss · nub · button
hypothalamus
Subthalamic regulatory brain region
- hippocampusMemory formation region
- limbicOf emotional brain structures
- memoryMind's retention capacity
fornix · thalamus · amnesia · grey matter · neural · cerebral · brain · ventricles · cognition · amygdala
stalactite
Hanging cave mineral deposit
limestone · dripstone · formation · grotto · stalagmite · cavern · flowstone · mineral · sinter · travertine
mammillarysmooth
Without roughness or difficulty
even · unblemished · featureless · glabrous · plane
- mammillary bodiesBrainstem nuclei for memory