The condition or state of having two breasts or breast-like structures.
From Greek 'bi-' (two) + 'mastos' (breast) + '-ism' (condition). A medical term that describes the presence of bilateral mammary structures in anatomy.
This term became useful in veterinary medicine and comparative anatomy when scientists needed precise language to describe which animals had paired versus unpaired nursing structures across different species!
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