mammillo-

prefix

Nipple, breast.

OriginMiddle French mamillaire ← Latin mammillāris →
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Meanings

prefix
  1. Nipple, breast.

Origin

  1. Latinmammillāris
  2. Middle Frenchmamillaire
  3. Englishmammillo-

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

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APA

mammillo-. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mammillo-

MLA

“mammillo-.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mammillo-. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “mammillo-,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mammillo-.

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