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DeCS
Descriptor
English
:
Breast
Descriptor
Spanish
:
Mama
Descriptor
Portuguese
:
Mama
Synonyms
English
:
Breasts
Tree Number:
A01.236
Definition
English
:
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.
Indexing Annotation
English
:
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
Consider also terms at
English
:
MAMMA- and MAST-
See Related
English
:
Lactation
Mammaplasty
Mammary Glands, Animal
Mammography
Mastectomy
Allowable Qualifiers
English
:
AB
abnormalities
AH
anatomy & histology
BS
blood supply
CH
chemistry
CY
cytology
DG
diagnostic imaging
DE
drug effects
EM
embryology
EN
enzymology
GD
growth & development
IM
immunology
IN
injuries
IR
innervation
ME
metabolism
MI
microbiology
PS
parasitology
PA
pathology
PH
physiology
PP
physiopathology
RE
radiation effects
SE
secretion
SU
surgery
TR
transplantation
UL
ultrastructure
VI
virology
Record Number:
1965
Unique Identifier:
D001940
Occurrence in VHL
:
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