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PRONUNCIATION OF MAMMAE

mammae  [ˈmæmiː] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF MAMMAE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Mammae is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES MAMMAE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

mammae

Mammary gland

A mammary gland is an organ in female mammals that produces milk to feed young offspring. Mammals get their name from the word "mammary." In humans, the mammary glands are situated in the breasts. In ruminants such as cows, goats, and deer, the mammary glands are contained in the udders. The mammary glands of mammals other than primates, such as dogs and cats, are sometimes called dugs.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH MAMMAE


arame
əˈrɑːmiː
bonhomie
ˈbɒnəmiː
confirmee
ˌkɒnfəˈmiː
Cumae
ˈkjuːmiː
damme
ˈdæmiː
gimme
ˈɡɪmiː
kasme
ˈɡʌsmiː
lemme
ˈlɛmiː
mamey
mæˈmiː
mamie
ˈmæmiː
mammee
mæˈmiː
me
miː
mee
miː
mi
miː
Mini-Me
ˈmɪnɪˌmiː
mneme
ˈniːmiː
REME
ˈriːmiː
smee
smiː
summae
ˈsʊmiː
thermae
ˈθɜːmiː

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE MAMMAE

mamma
mammal
mammal-like
mammalian
mammaliferous
mammality
mammalogical
mammalogist
mammalogy
mammaplasties
mammaplasty
mammary
mammary gland
mammate
mammatus
mammee
mammee apple
mammer
mammet
mammetry

WORDS THAT END LIKE MAMMAE

ae
algae
curriculum vitae
cymae
dae
didrachmae
drachmae
fae
hae
hermae
intimae
nae
Normae
reggae
sae
scyphistomae
squamae
strumae
tae
vitae

Synonyms and antonyms of mammae in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «mammae» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF MAMMAE

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Translator English - Chinese

mammae
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

mamas
570 millions of speakers

English

mammae
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

mammae
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

أثداء
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Молочная железа
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

mammae
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

mammae
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

mamelles
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Mammae
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

mammae
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

乳房
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

mammae
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Mammae
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

mammae
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

முலைகள்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

माम्मा
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Mammae
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

mammelle
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

mammae
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

молочна залоза
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

mammae
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

θηλές
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

Mammae
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

mammae
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

puppene
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of mammae

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «MAMMAE»

The term «mammae» is normally little used and occupies the 113.206 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «MAMMAE» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about mammae

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «MAMMAE»

Discover the use of mammae in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to mammae and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Illustrated Veterinary Anatomical Nomenclature
1 MAMMA. One mammary complex consisting of one Corpus and one Papilla mammae (teat, nipple) and homologous to one human breast. The usual number of mammae is: dog 10, cat 8, pig 14, cow 4, sheep, goat, and horse 2. A 2 Uber.
Oskar Schaller, Gheorghe M. Constantinescu, 2007
2
Manual of homoeopathic medicine
Gottlieb Heinrich Georg Jahr. Section 5. Symptoms of the Mammae. lyc. mere, merc-c. phos. puis, sabin. sil. sulph. (Compare Sect. Abscess in the mammae. Hep. phos. sil. (Compare Sect. 1, Mammae). Atrophy of the mammae. Phos.
Gottlieb Heinrich Georg Jahr, 1841
3
Cunningham's textbook of anatomy
Asymmetry in the development of the mammae is very common — the left in.in being very often larger than the right. Abseno- of one or both mammae is a very rare abnormality, which may or may not be associated with absence of the nipples.
Daniel John Cunningham, 1818
4
Precautions in Homoeopathic Remedies
Females - mammae - cancer - ulceration - after ulceration has set in Ars-i. Females- mammae -dimunition Lye. Females - mammae - dimunition - accompanied with: - severe dryness of nose, and throat but with thirst Onos. Females - mammae ...
Subhash Chandra Gupta, 2005
5
A General System of Gardening and Botany: Founded Upon ...
plant simple, obovate ; axils glabrous ; tubercles or mammae ovate, bearing stiff, straight, radiating spines at the apex. . D. S. Native of South America, and the islands. Cactus mammillaris, Lin. spec. 666. D. C. pi. grass, t. 8. Cat. hort. monsp.
George Don, Philip Miller, 1834
6
THE MEDICO-CHIRURGICAL REVIEW
Boulli mentions the case of a woman whom he saw at Koenisberg, and in whom the mammae had become so prodigiously enlarged that she was obliged to support them with bandages, passed round her body and across her shoulders ...
JAMES JOHNSON, 1834
7
Manual of homœopathic medicine ...
Gottlieb Heinrich Georg Jahr Paul Francis Curie. Secton 5. — Symptoms of the mammae. Milk (increase of), in the mammae. Lact. Nodosities in the. Urinate ( frequent want to) : — During the catamenia. Puls, sass. — , after the catamenia. Puls.
Gottlieb Heinrich Georg Jahr, Paul Francis Curie, 1847
8
Homoeopathic Therapeutics
Scirrhus mammae, great depression of spirits, suppression of menses ; stitches from mamma to axilla, cannot bear pressure ; hard, uneven tumor in right mamma , firmly adhering to its surroundings, with lancinating pains, < from pressure and ...
Samuel Lilienthal, 1998
9
Practical MR Mammography
Adenosis. (Synonym: Adenosis mammae) The term adenosis is used to describe clustered proliferations of small ductal and acinar structures in varying degrees, combined with an increase in lobular connective tissue. Adenosis of the breast is  ...
Uwe Fischer, Ulrich Brinck (M.D.), 2004
10
Lectures on Materia Medica
It has been of great service in cancer of mammae. Very stubborn catarrh of chest. A sensation of coldness in chest. Constriction of chest in evening; pleural dropsy. Emphysema. Eruptions on the chest; vesicles. Erysipelas of the mammae.
James Tyler Kent, 2002

9 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «MAMMAE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term mammae is used in the context of the following news items.
1
The Curious Evolutionary History of the 'Marsupial Wolf'
Some of such opossum species have 'skin flaps' over their mammae (nipples), homologous to the mammae containing pouches of their ... «ScienceBlog.com, Feb 13»
2
Family nurture intervention (FNI): methods and treatment protocol of …
Schaal B: Mammary odor cues and pheromones: mammalian infant-directed communication about maternal state, mammae, and milk. «BMC Pediatrics, Feb 12»
3
Can men produce breast milk?
... Darwin wrote: "It is well known that in the males of all mammals, including man, rudimentary mammae exist. These in several instances have ... «Yahoo! India News, Nov 11»
4
Title song in Silambarasan's Osthi
Silambarasan's Osthi has a peppy title song that begins with the lyrics Osthi Mammae. The star had wanted the popular rapper Baba Sehgal to ... «BehindWoods, Sep 11»
5
In the land of Whateverwitz
... shine their mammae, which were headlights, twelvenippled, barebulbed. Their brilliantly pleasureless clitorides were shaped like the Popes . «Ha'aretz, Sep 10»
6
WILD ABOUT TEXAS: Have no fear: Large rodent is nutria, not rat
They also feed on their mother's milk, which is provided by mammae like other mammals. However, rather than having the mammae ... «San Angelo Standard-Times, Nov 09»
7
Weekend What's What: The pre-holiday spirit
Minneapolis 8pm-2am / 18+ (21+ to drink) $12 Carpe Mammae and NOH Productions present an evening of music, fashion and dance for ... «Twin Cities Planet, Nov 09»
8
Can hermaphrodites get pregnant?
... it was discovered that Levi had been menstruating for years and sported a set of “well developed mammae” which the doctors had somehow ... «Connect Savannah.com, Feb 09»
9
Dhole - an ice age survivor
The front pawpads of a dhole is fused at the base and the females have 6-7 pairs of mammae (breasts) as opposed to the five pairs in canids. «Sunday Observer, Oct 08»

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