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body of breast

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the principal part of the breast, consisting of glandular tissue and its supporting fibrous tissue. It forms a conic mass converging toward the nipple and is surrounded by adipose tissue.

Synonym(s): corpus mammae TA, body of mammary gland

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 






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