mammilla

IPA/mamˈɪlə/
IPA/mæmˈɪlə/

mammilla — noun

1. the small raised tip at the centre of a breast, through which a baby drinks milk

1.名詞C2
釋義

the small raised tip at the centre of a breast, through which a baby drinks milk; used mainly in medical writing.

例句

The anatomy textbook showed how each mammilla is surrounded by a darker ring of skin called the areola.

medical register; mammilla + areola as paired anatomical terms

Dr. Nkechi taught the students to examine the mammilla gently while checking for unusual lumps in the breast.

clinical examination context; collocation: examine the mammilla

同義詞
  • nipple

    everyday English equivalent; far more common in non-medical writing

  • teat

    used mainly for the nipple of an animal, or for a baby's bottle

  • papilla

    broader medical term for any small nipple-shaped projection on the body, not only on a breast

文法句型

the mammilla of [a body part]

用法筆記

Strictly clinical or anatomical; in everyday speech English speakers say 'nipple'. Often paired with 'areola' (the darker ring of skin around it) in medical contexts.

常見錯誤

❌The baby drank from the mother's mammilla.
✅The baby drank from the mother's nipple.
💡'mammilla' belongs to medical writing; ordinary descriptions use 'nipple'.
❌mamilla' (one m in the middle)
✅mammilla' (double m)
💡in English the standard spelling has two m's, though Latin spelled it with one.