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mam·ma·ry

 (măm′ə-rē)
adj.
Of or relating to a breast or mamma.
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mammary

(ˈmæmərɪ)
adj
1. (Anatomy) of, relating to, or like a mamma or breast
2. (Zoology) of, relating to, or like a mamma or breast
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mam•ma•ry

(ˈmæm ə ri)

adj.
of or pertaining to mammae or mammary glands.
[1675–85]
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Adj.1.mammary - of or relating to the milk-giving gland of the femalemammary - of or relating to the milk-giving gland of the female
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Translations
ثَدْيي، ضَرْعي
prsní
bryst-
maitonisä
emlõ-
brjóst-, brjósta-
pieno
krūšu-krūtspiena-
memeye ait

mammary

[ˈmæmərɪ]
A. ADJmamario
B. CPD mammary gland Nmama f, glándula f mamaria
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mammary

[ˈmæməri] adjmammaire
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mammary

adjBrust-; mammary glandBrustdrüse f
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mammary

(ˈmӕməri) adjective
of the breasts or milk glands. the mammary glands.
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.

mam·ma·ry

a. mamario-a, rel. a los pechos o senos;
___ glandsglándulas ___ -s.
English-Spanish Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012

mammary

adj mamario
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Canine mammary tumor is the most common tumor in sexually intact female dog and it represents the second most frequent tumor in dogs and humans after skin and lung cancer respectively (Sorenmoet al., 2003).
During the 4th and 6th week of fetal development, mammary buds develop as downgrowths from mammary crests, which are thickened strips of ectoderm extending from the axilla to the inguinal region.
(1997) found that expression was null in both normal mammary tissue and neoplastic cells, whilst, Loeb et al.
A mammary tumor, aka "breast cancer," is the third most common type of cancer in cats.
Mammary tumors in female dogs account for 42 percent of all diagnosed tumors, with a lifetime risk of 23 to 34 percent, according to the Veterinary Society of Surgical Onocology (VSSO).
Canine mammary tumors (CMTs) are second to skin tumors as most frequent neoplasm in dogs,[20] wherein approximately half of its cases are malignant, but prevalence is low in countries that routinely perform ovariectomy or ovariohysterectomy.[21] In addition, these tumors were comparatively studied and said to have molecular and biological similarities with the human mammary tumors.[22-24] Based on this similarities, different classification methods of CMTs have been proposed in the literature, some of them are adapted from human classification systems.[25-28] Although diagnosis as well as prognosis in cases of mammary tumors remains a challenge, researches done on this subject had been of great help and had been an interest of research in the field of pathology and oncology.
PARKVILLE, VIC, Australia, October 25, 2018 -- Scientists here have discovered how the growth of milk-producing mammary glands is triggered during puberty, as dormant stem cells in the mammary gland are awakened by a protein dubbed FoxP1.
Objective: To study myocardial revascularization with arterial grafts utilizing internal mammary arteries, with special reference to its morbidity and mortality and the results of internal mammary artery grafting in various ages and genders.
The mammary gland is an essential tissue that is required for lactation and infant nourishment.
Mammary analogue secretory carcinoma (MASC) is a recently classified entity with unique genetic characteristics of a ETV6-NTRK3 fusion gene, identical to that found in secretory breast carcinoma (1-9).