MAMMARY GLAND


Meaning of MAMMARY GLAND in English

any of the compound accessory reproductive organs of female mammals that occur in pairs on the chest or ventral surface and contain milk-producing lobes with ducts that empty into an external nipple, becoming functional when young are born and secreting milk for the duration of suckling.

[ 1825-35 ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .