1. One of two small round structures on the undersurface of the brain that form the terminals of the anterior arches of the fornix
   "Damage to the mamillary bodies can result in memory impairment";
   - mammillary body, corpus mamillare

Derived forms: mamillary bodies

Type of: neural structure

Part of: betweenbrain, diencephalon, interbrain

Encyclopedia: Mamillary body