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• Breast cancer — Classification and external resources Mammograms showing a normal breast (left) and a cancerous breast (right). ICD 10 C …   Wikipedia

• Breast — The milk engorged breast of a pregnant woman …   Wikipedia

• Breast implant — A breast implant is a prosthesis used to enlarge the size of a woman s breasts (known as breast augmentation, breast enlargement, mammoplasty enlargement, augmentation mammoplasty or the common slang term boob job) for cosmetic reasons; to… …   Wikipedia

• breast — /brɛst / (say brest) noun 1. Anatomy, Zoology the outer front part of the thorax, or the front part of the body from neck to belly; the chest. 2. Zoology the corresponding part in lower animals. 3. a standard cut of meat from this area. 4.… …  

• breast cancer — malignant tumor found in a woman s breast …   English contemporary dictionary

• Breast cancer screening — refers to the medical screening of asymptomatic, apparently healthy women for breast cancer in an attempt to achieve an earlier diagnosis. The assumption is that early detection will improve outcomes. A number of screening test have been employed …   Wikipedia

• Breast reduction — or reduction mammoplasty is an outpatient surgical procedure [ Breast Implants 411 [http://breastimplants411.com/dbii/articles.asp Article ID=265 The Minimal Incision Breast Reduction or Lift ] which involves the reduction in the size of breasts… …   Wikipedia

• Breast disease — Classification and external resources ICD 10 N60 N64 ICD 9 …   Wikipedia

• Breast milk — refers to the milk produced by a mother to feed her baby. It provides the primary source of nutrition for newborns before they are able to eat and digest other foods; older infants and toddlers may continue to be breastfed. The baby nursing from… …   Wikipedia

• Breast self-examination — (BSE) is an easy but unreliable method for finding possible breast cancer.If performed appropriately and regularly BSE may help in early detection of some types of breast cancers, although it should not substitute for screening methods (such as… …   Wikipedia

• breast — [brest] n. [ME brest < OE breost < IE base * bhreus , to swell, sprout] 1. either of two milk secreting glands protruding from the upper, front part of a woman s body 2. a corresponding gland in a female primate 3. a corresponding… …   English World dictionary