Examples of mammary in a Sentence
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During pregnancy, your body begins producing prolactin to stimulate the growth of mammary tissue in anticipation of breastfeeding.
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Meena Azzollini, Parents, 1 July 2024
In cows, this type of bird flu seems to infiltrate the mammary system.
—Kristen Jordan Shamus, Detroit Free Press, 18 June 2024
Ongoing research will help determine whether this is also a potential transmission route for H5N1, and if so, what makes the virus thrive on mammary tissue.
—Todd Cornish, The Conversation, 25 Apr. 2024
The goat’s rue is thought to stimulate the production of mammary tissue.
—Lainey Younkin, Ms, Rd, Parents, 15 May 2024
In April 2022, Shearer revealed to PEOPLE exclusively that she was diagnosed with invasive mammary carcinoma, an aggressive form of breast cancer.
—Vanessa Etienne, Peoplemag, 25 Oct. 2023
Help reveal how feline mammary cancer develops and lay the groundwork for new ways to treat it.
—Kate Wong, Scientific American, 1 Oct. 2018
Ectopic breast tissues can be found along the embryonic mammary ridges and can occur in the vulva.
—Seriously Science, Discover Magazine, 5 May 2017
Up to 57% of female Sprague Dawley rats have been shown in other studies to develop tumors, especially mammary tumors, spontaneously.
—Guest Blogger, Discover Magazine, 21 Sep. 2012
Meena Azzollini, Parents, 1 July 2024
In cows, this type of bird flu seems to infiltrate the mammary system.
—Kristen Jordan Shamus, Detroit Free Press, 18 June 2024
Ongoing research will help determine whether this is also a potential transmission route for H5N1, and if so, what makes the virus thrive on mammary tissue.
—Todd Cornish, The Conversation, 25 Apr. 2024
The goat’s rue is thought to stimulate the production of mammary tissue.
—Lainey Younkin, Ms, Rd, Parents, 15 May 2024
In April 2022, Shearer revealed to PEOPLE exclusively that she was diagnosed with invasive mammary carcinoma, an aggressive form of breast cancer.
—Vanessa Etienne, Peoplemag, 25 Oct. 2023
Help reveal how feline mammary cancer develops and lay the groundwork for new ways to treat it.
—Kate Wong, Scientific American, 1 Oct. 2018
Ectopic breast tissues can be found along the embryonic mammary ridges and can occur in the vulva.
—Seriously Science, Discover Magazine, 5 May 2017
Up to 57% of female Sprague Dawley rats have been shown in other studies to develop tumors, especially mammary tumors, spontaneously.
—Guest Blogger, Discover Magazine, 21 Sep. 2012
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mammary
adjective
mam·ma·ry
ˈmam-ə-rē 
: of, relating to, lying near, or affecting the mammary glands
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