In humans, one of the paired regions in the anterior portion of the THORAX. The breasts
consist of the MAMMARY GLANDS, the SKIN, the MUSCLES, the ADIPOSE TISSUE, and the
CONNECTIVE TISSUES
Note générale sur le champ d'application :
human only; animal is MAMMARY GLANDS, ANIMAL; /surg: consider also MASTECTOMY & MAMMAPLASTY;
inflammation = MASTITIS; tuberc of breast = MASTITIS (IM) + TUBERCULOSIS (IM), not
TUBERCULOSIS, ENDOCRINE; self-examination = BREAST SELF-EXAMINATION