mammilla

IPA/mamˈɪlə/
IPA/mæmˈɪlə/

mammilla — 名詞

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

1.名詞C2
釋義

乳頭

乳房中央可供嬰兒吸奶的小突起，醫學用語

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.

解剖學課本介紹每個乳頭周圍都有一圈顏色較深的皮膚，稱為乳暈。

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.

Nkechi 醫師教學生在檢查乳房有沒有異常硬塊時，要輕輕地觸診乳頭。

clinical examination context; collocation: examine the mammilla

常見搭配
  • the left/right mammilla
  • around the mammilla
  • examine the mammilla
  • the mammilla and areola
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.

同根字

  • mammillary
    形容詞C2
  • mammary
    形容詞C1
  • mammal
    名詞B1

常見搭配

名詞搭配

  • mammilla and areola
  • the centre of the mammilla
  • the tip of the mammilla

常用片語

  • examine the mammilla
  • the left/right mammilla

介系詞搭配

  • around the mammilla
  • beside the mammilla
  • above the mammilla