| mamma | <anatomy> A glandular organ for secreting milk, characteristic of all mammals, but usually rudimentary in the male; a mammary gland; a breast; under; bag. Origin: L. Mamma breast. (20 Mar 1998) |
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| mamma accessoria | A milk-secreting gland located elsewhere than at the normal place on the chest and existing in addition to the two usual mammae. Synonym: mamma accessoria, accessory breast, supernumerary mamma. (05 Mar 2000) |
| mamma erratica | A supernumerary breast aberrantly located, i.e., in some part other than the milk line. (05 Mar 2000) |
| mamma masculina | One of the two, usually rudimentary, mammary glands in the male. Synonym: mamma masculina, mamma virilis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| mamma virilis | One of the two, usually rudimentary, mammary glands in the male. Synonym: mamma masculina, mamma virilis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| mammal | <zoology> One of the Mammalia. Age of mammals. Origin: L. Mammalis belonging to the breast, fr. Mamma the breast or pap: cf. F. Mammal. (20 Mar 1998) |
| mammalgia | Synonym: mastodynia. Origin: L. Mamma, breast, + G. Algos, pain (05 Mar 2000) |
| mammalia | <zoology> The highest class of Vertebrata. The young are nourished for a time by milk, or an analogous fluid, secreted by the mammary glands of the mother. Mammalia are divided into three subclasses; I. Placentalia. This subclass embraces all the higher orders, including man. In these the foetus is attached to the uterus by a placenta. II. Marsupialia. In these no placenta is formed, and the young, which are born at an early state of development, are carried for a time attached to the teats, and usually protected by a marsupial pouch. The opossum, kangaroo, wombat, and koala are examples. III. Monotremata. In this group, which includes the genera Echidna and Ornithorhynchus, the female lays large eggs resembling those of a bird or lizard, and the young, which are hatched like those of birds, are nourished by a watery secretion from the imperfectly developed mammae. Origin: NL, from L. Mammalis. See Mammal. (20 Mar 1998) |
| mammalian expression vector | <molecular biology> A vector that will produce large amounts of eukaryotic protein taxonomy notwithstanding, and not necessarily a protein from a mammal. (20 Mar 1998) |
| mammaliferous | <geology> Containing mammalian remains; said of certain strata. Origin: Mammal. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| mammals | Warm-blooded vertebrate animals belonging to the class mammalia, including all that possess hair and suckle their young. It includes three major groups: placentals and marsupials, which are vivparous, and monotremes, which are oviparous. (12 Dec 1998) |
| mammamodulin | <protein> Protein (52-55 kD) expressed by hormone independent mammary tumour cells. Affects morphology, motility, growth and hormone receptor expression. (18 Nov 1997) |
| mammaplasty | Surgical reconstruction of the breast. (27 Sep 1997) |
| mammary | <anatomy> Pertaining to the mamma or breast. Origin: L. Mammarius (18 Nov 1997) |
| mammary arteries | Arteries originating from the subclavian or axillary arteries and distributing to the anterior thoracic wall, mediastinal structures, diaphragm, pectoral muscles and mammary gland. (12 Dec 1998) |