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(as ih' nie) the grape-like structure in the lobules of the breasts that produce milk.
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Browse Related Terms: alveoli, areola, Bulbs, Ducts (milk), Fore milk, Hind milk, Lactiferous ducts, Lactiferous sinuses, Lobes, lobule, nipple

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(ad" eh no' sis) any disease of the glands.
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(ad'-joo vunt) therapy is cancer treatment given after the primary tumor has been removed by some other method. More than one type of treatment may be given to achieve the best effect.
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Browse Related Terms: Atypical, Chemotherapy, clinical, localized, Neoadjuvant, systemic therapy

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((uh-dree'-nul an'-dro-junz) steroids synthesized by the adrenal cortex that promote masculinization.
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Browse Related Terms: Estrogen, HER-2/neu or Herceptin (R), Klinefelter's syndrome, monoclonal antibody, Montgomery Glands, ovarian

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(al vee' oh li) [of breast ] the grape-like structure in the lobules of the breasts that produce milk.
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Browse Related Terms: Acini, areola, Bulbs, Ducts (milk), Fore milk, Hind milk, Lactiferous ducts, Lactiferous sinuses, Lobes, lobule, nipple

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(an"es-the'zhuh) loss of the ability to feel pain, caused by administration of a drug or by other medical interventions; loss of sensation, usually by damage to a nerve or receptor; called also numbness.
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Browse Related Terms: Disease, Glial cells, hormone, Immune, inflammatory, Myelin sheath, pituitary gland, rheumatoid arthritis, Schwann cells, stroma, Tissue

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(an you ployd') describes an abnormal (not normal) amount of DNA in cells.
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Browse Related Terms: Chromosome, Diploidy, DNA cytometry, DNA or deoxyribonucleic acid, flow cytometry, Image cytometry, ploidy

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(ay'-po-krin meh"-tuh-play'-shuh) occurs when tubules of the breast change from their normal epithelium (tissue) to that of an apocrine sweat gland. These cells are elongated and pathologists call these growths "snouts".
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Browse Related Terms: Duct Ectasia, Gynecomastia, lumpectomy, mastectomy, metaplasia, Pseudogynecomastia

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(air'ee o-lah) a circular area of a different color surrounding the nipple of the breast .
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Browse Related Terms: Acini, alveoli, Bulbs, Ducts (milk), Fore milk, Hind milk, Lactiferous ducts, Lactiferous sinuses, Lobes, lobule, nipple

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(as"pih-ray'shun) removal by suction; used to remove excess fluid or gas from a body cavity and to obtain biopsy specimens.
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(a-tip'ih-kul) irregular; not conformable to the type; an unusual type.
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(ak-sil'uh) the small hollow underneath the arm where it joins the body at the shoulder.
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Browse Related Terms: Cyst, edema, Fatigue, hyperplasia, infection

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