mammiform

mammiform
Resembling a breast; breast-shaped. SYN: mammose (1). [L. mamma, breast, + forma, form]

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mam·mi·form 'mam-ə-.fȯrm adj having the form of a breast or nipple: MAMMILLARY

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mam·mi·form (mamґĭ-form) [mammo- + form] shaped like a breast.

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