mamelon — meaning in English

English meaning

• hillock name A surname from Middle English.
• nipple noun The small raised point on a breast through which a mother's milk can flow.

Senses

mamelon is used for these senses in English:

• hillock A small hill.
• nipple (anatomy) The projection of a mammary gland from which, on female therian mammals, milk is secreted. [from 16th c.]
• nipple (plumbing, chiefly, US) A short tube threaded at both ends, used as a connector. [from 19th c.]

nipple — full definition

1. noun The small raised point on a breast through which a mother's milk can flow.
2. noun The soft rubber tip on a baby bottle that a baby sucks from.
3. noun A small threaded fitting used to join pipes or hoses together.

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