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areolar gland

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A sebaceous glands in the areola surrounding the nipple. [ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Areolar_glands ]

Term info

Label

areolar gland

Synonyms
  • Montgomery's gland
  • accessory gland of Montgomery
  • accessory gland of breast
  • gland of Montgomery
database cross reference
external definition

Lobular organ the parenchyma of which consists of acini connected to the surface of the areola or to a lactiferous duct by the duct of areolar gland. Examples: There are variable numbers of areolar glands[FMA:58090].

has related synonym

mammary gland sebaceous gland

id

UBERON:0011827

see also

https://sourceforge.net/p/obo/mouse-anatomy-requests/80/

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