mammary

Definition

Of or relating to the mamma or breast (of a woman or a female animal).

Etymology

From Renaissance Latin mammārius, from Classical Latin mamma (“breast”) + -ārius (adjectival suffix). By surface analysis, mamma + -ary.

Example Sentences

• "mammary arteries and veins"
• "It has been reported that periparturient cows undergo a period of immunosuppression of various immunological parameters associated with a high susceptibility to uterine and mammary infections […]"