mammary

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As this vessel gives off throughout its whole length, numerous branches which inosculate principally with the scapular, mammary, and superior intercostal branches of the subclavian, it will be evident that, in tying it above its own branches, the anastomotic circulation will with much greater freedom be maintained in respect to the arm, than if the ligature be applied below those branches.

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  1. adjective Of or relating to a breast or mamma.

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  • Additional studies in laboratory animals have demonstrated that BPA exposures in the womb are associated with abnormalities in adult female reproductive tissues and exposures shortly after birth have been associated with changes in the secretion of sex hormones from the mammary (breast) cancer. —  The Full Feed from HuffingtonPost.com
  • It has been shown to help with the growth of tumors in the pancreas, mammary glands and even the liver. —  Find Free Articles - ArticlesBase
  • Dr Singh says recent research also highlights critical mammary cell signalling or biochemical pathways that play an important role in the regulation of milk production. —  ScreenTalk
  • One and a half year into their research on how the mammary gland is able to respond to different environmental influences, they have now identified, what they term, an —  ScreenTalk
  • "I like her upstanding and she had a terrific mammary system," he said. —  News/local from www.dailyamerican.com
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  1. = French mammaire = Spanish Portuguese mammario, from New Latin mammarius, from Latin mamma, the breast: see mamma.
 

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