breast

breast definition - medical

breast (brĕst)

noun
  1. Either of two milk-secreting, glandular organs on the chest of a woman; mammary gland; mamma.
  2. A corresponding rudimentary gland in the male.
  3. The superior ventral surface of the human body, extending from the neck to the abdomen.

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