mammillary body

/ˌmæməˈlɛri ˌbɑdi/
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Other forms: mammillary bodies

Definitions of mammillary body
  1. noun
    one of two small round structures on the undersurface of the brain that form the terminals of the anterior arches of the fornix
    synonyms: corpus mamillare, mamillary body
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    neural structure
    a structure that is part of the nervous system
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