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The professional organizer and star of Get Organized with the Home Edit was diagnosed with stage 2 invasive mammary carcinoma, an aggressive form of breast cancer, in March 2022.
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Charna Flam, People.com, 28 Jan. 2025
Owners concerned whether or not their dog is experiencing a phantom pregnancy can look for the following symptoms: mammary development, lactation, enlarged belly, loss of appetite, lethargy, vomiting, nesting, being protective of small inanimate objects and restlessness or aggression.
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Kristen Waggoner, Newsweek, 21 Jan. 2025
The emergency biopsy yielded in March 2022 a diagnosis of a stage 2 invasive mammary carcinoma, an aggressive form of breast cancer.
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Bruce Y. Lee, Forbes, 16 Oct. 2024
Hypogonadotropic hypogonadism Delayed puberty Metastatic mammary cancer (breast cancer): Women with advancing inoperable metastatic (skeletal) mammary cancer who are one to five years postmenopause.
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Femi Aremu, Verywell Health, 11 Oct. 2024
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Word History
Etymology
borrowed from New Latin mammārius, from Latin mamma "breast, udder" + -ārius -ary entry 2 — more at mamma entry 1
First Known Use
1615, in the meaning defined above
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“Mammary.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mammary. Accessed 11 Feb. 2025.
Kids Definition
mammary
adjective
mam·ma·ry
ˈmam-ə-rē
: of, relating to, lying near, or affecting the mammary glands
Medical Definition
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