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breast ![click to hear : breast click to hear : breast](../../images/speaker-vert.gif)
Female milk-secreting glandular organ; it develops at puberty and increases in size during pregnancy.
areola ![click to hear : areola click to hear : areola](../../images/speaker-vert.gif)
Pigmented surface surrounding the nipple.
lactiferous duct ![click to hear : lactiferous duct click to hear : lactiferous duct](../../images/speaker-vert.gif)
Canal carrying milk secreted by the mammary gland to the nipple.
nipple ![click to hear : nipple click to hear : nipple](../../images/speaker-vert.gif)
Cone-shaped or cylindrical erectile protuberance of the breast surrounded by the areola; the lactiferous ducts open into it.
mammary gland ![click to hear : mammary gland click to hear : mammary gland](../../images/speaker-vert.gif)
Organ consisting of some 20 glands (lobes) ensuring secretion of milk.
adipose tissue ![click to hear : adipose tissue click to hear : adipose tissue](../../images/speaker-vert.gif)
Fatty tissue surrounding the mammary gland and covering the pectoral muscles that support the breast.