Terminology Service for NFDI4Health
nipple
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http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_0002030
Projection of skin containing the outlets for 15-20 lactiferous ducts arranged cylindrically around the tip. [ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nipple ]
Term info
Label
nipple
Synonyms
- papilla mammae
- papilla of breast
- thele
- thelium
Subsets
uberon_slim, pheno_slim
depicted by
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/59/Female_nipple_profile.jpg
external ontology notes
FMA makes this part of the breast, whereas in MA it is part of the mammary gland -
has narrow synonym
teat, papillary part of breast
has obo namespace
uberon
has related synonym
papilla mammaria
id
UBERON:0002030
taxon notes
a male mouse has no nipples - mammary tissue regresses during embryonic development