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 mammillary bodies can result in memory impairment";
   - mamillary body, corpus mamillare

Derived forms: mammillary bodies

Type of: neural structure

Part of: betweenbrain, diencephalon, interbrain

Encyclopedia: Mammillary body