mammo-

See also: mammo

English

Alternative forms

• mamm- (before a vowel)

Etymology

New Latin combining form, from Latin mamma (noun, literally “female breast”), ultimately cognate with mama and mom.

Prefix

mammo-

1. (biology, medicine) relating to the mammary organs (mammary glands, breasts, udders, and dugs), or to females

Synonyms

• mast-

Derived terms

English terms prefixed with mammo-

mammogenesis

mammogenic

mammoglobin

mammogram

mammograph

mammography

mammose

mammophilic

mammoplasty

mammopoiesis

mammoscintigraphy

somatomammotroph

mammosphere

mammospheric

mammotome

mammotomy

mammotroph

mammotropic

Anagrams

• momma