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 Translation for 'nipple' from English to French
NOUN   a nipple | nipples
SYNO mamilla | mammilla | nipple | ...
anat.
mamelon {m}
nipple
anat.
tétine {f} [mamelle]
nipple
tétine {f} [de biberon]nipple [Am.]
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Translation for 'nipple' from English to French

nipple
mamelon {m}anat.

tétine {f} [mamelle]anat.
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nipple [Am.]
tétine {f} [de biberon]
Usage Examples English
  • Unless a nipple sparing mastectomy was performed, the areola and nipple of the cancerous breast is discarded in this operation and the new areola is formed using a disk of tummy skin.
  • A nipple is a short stub of pipe, usually male-threaded steel, brass, chlorinated polyvinyl chloride (CPVC), or copper (occasionally unthreaded copper), which connects two other fittings.
  • With nipple grafts comes the possibility of rejection. In such cases, the nipple is often tattooed back on cosmetically or further surgical procedures may be applied.
  • A nipple shield is a nipple-shaped sheath worn over the areola and nipple during breastfeeding.
  • An inverted nipple (occasionally invaginated nipple) is a condition where the nipple, instead of pointing outward, is retracted into the breast.

  • Runners, surfers, and other outdoor athletes may experience fissure of the nipple, a chafing irritation caused by friction with clothing such as a T-shirt.
  • Nipple gongs range in size from [...] or larger. Sets of smaller, tuned nipple gongs can be used to play a melody.
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