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The emergency biopsy yielded in March 2022 a diagnosis of a stage 2 invasive mammary carcinoma, an aggressive form of breast cancer.
—Bruce Y. Lee, Forbes, 16 Oct. 2024
Hypogonadotropic hypogonadism Delayed puberty Metastatic mammary cancer (breast cancer): Women with advancing inoperable metastatic (skeletal) mammary cancer who are one to five years postmenopause.
—Femi Aremu, Verywell Health, 11 Oct. 2024
Studying mammary organoids from species that rarely develop breast tumors, such as cows and pigs, could uncover potential protective mechanisms and inform new strategies for breast cancer prevention and treatment in people.
—Gat Rauner, The Conversation, 13 Aug. 2024
Possible breast carcinogens In 2007, Silent Spring published a list of 216 chemicals that can cause mammary tumors in rodents — a key method for determining toxicity, according to experts.
—Sandee Lamotte, CNN, 24 Sep. 2024
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Word History
Etymology
borrowed from New Latin mammārius, from Latin mamma "breast, udder" + -ārius -ary entry 2 — more at mamma entry 1
First Known Use
1615, in the meaning defined above
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“Mammary.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mammary. Accessed 28 Nov. 2024.
Kids Definition
mammary
adjective
mam·ma·ry
ˈmam-ə-rē
: of, relating to, lying near, or affecting the mammary glands
Medical Definition
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