mammilla

noun

mam·​mil·​la

variants or less commonly mamilla

məˈmilə,

maˈ-

plural mammillae also mamillae

-iˌlē

: nipple

Word History

Etymology

Latin, breast, nipple, diminutive of mamma, mama breast

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