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Definition of: mammillate
(mam′ə·lāt) v.t. ·lat·ed, ·lat·ing
To shape like a breast or a nipple.
—adjective
1. Having a mammilla, mammillae, or nipplelike processes.
2. Shaped like a nipple. Also mam′mil·lat′ed. [<MAMMILL(A) + -ATE1]
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