The fore part of the body, between the neck and the belly; the chest; as, the breast of a man or of a horse.
Either one of the protuberant glands, situated on the front of the chest or thorax in the female of man and of some other mammalia, in which milk is secreted for the nourishment of the young; a mamma; a teat.
The breast of a bird, or its upper chest, is where the powerful pectoral flying muscles can be found. These muscles take up a good portion of the birds' mass and are mainly employed to keep the wings beating steadily against the flow of air and the pull of gravity. In a number of birds it is speckled or spotted, as in most thrushes and the Northern Flicker; in other species it is often of a bright hue which contrasts sharply from the rest of the body (e.g. robins and bluebirds). It is very useful for the identification of many common types of birds, and should be distinguished from the belly area, which is lower on the underside and contains the legs.
A "modified sweat gland" in the superficial tissues of the anterior chest wall. Consists of a variable mixture of milk-producing glandular tissue, fat, and supporting connective tissue (Cooper's ligaments). image
a common area of unwanted hair in females, usually in the center of the chest and around the nipples
modified sweat gland that produces milk during pregnancy
organs that develop around a girl's nipples during puberty that are later used to produce milk when a baby is born, can be large or small depending on each person
either of two soft fleshy milk-secreting glandular organs on the chest of a woman
a "swelling", and brisket is a Scandinavian word for the chest of an animal
produces mother's milk to feed a baby
Glandular organ located on the chest. The breast is made up of connective tissue, fat, and breast tissue that contains the glands that can make milk. Also called mammary gland.
The breast refers to the front of the chest or, more specifically, to the mammary gland. The mammary gland is a milk producing gland. It is composed largely of fat. Within the mammary gland is a complex network of branching ducts. These ducts exit from sac-like structures called lobules, which can produce milk in females. The ducts exit the breast at the nipple. See the entire definition of Breast
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One of the two mammary glands located on the chest of a female.
The term breast refers to the upper ventral region of an animal’s torso, particularly that of mammals, including human beings. The breasts of a female mammal’s body contain the mammary glands, which secrete milk used to feed infants. This article focuses on human female breasts, but male humans also have breasts which are usually less prominent, but structurally identical and homologous to the female, as they develop embryologically from the same tissues.