Breast (disambiguation)
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The breast
is the common name for the mammary gland
of humans.
Breast may also refer to:
Breast
The breast is the upper ventral region of the torso of a primate, in left and right sides, which in a female contains the mammary gland that secretes milk used to feed infants.Both men and women develop breasts from the same embryological tissues...
is the common name for the mammary gland
Mammary gland
A mammary gland is an organ in mammals that produces milk to feed young offspring. Mammals get their name from the word "mammary". In ruminants such as cows, goats, and deer, the mammary glands are contained in their udders...
of humans.
Breast may also refer to:
- Upper ventral region of a human or animal’s torso.
- Breast meat, the meatiest part of poultryPoultryPoultry are domesticated birds kept by humans for the purpose of producing eggs, meat, and/or feathers. These most typically are members of the superorder Galloanserae , especially the order Galliformes and the family Anatidae , commonly known as "waterfowl"...
- Chimney breastChimney breastA chimney breast is a portion of a wall which projects forward over a fireplace. Chimney jambs similarly project from the wall, but they do so on either side of the fireplace and serve to support the chimney breast. The interior of a chimney breast is commonly filled with brickwork or concrete....
, a portion of a wall which projects forward over a fireplace - The BreastThe BreastThe Breast is a novella by Philip Roth, in which the main character, David Kepesh, becomes a 155-pound breast. Throughout the book Kepesh fights with himself. Part of him wishes to give in to bodily desires, while the other part of him wants to be rational...
, a 1972 novella - The Breast (journal)The Breast (journal)The Breast is a peer-reviewed medical journal published by Elsevier covering research on breast cancer. It is an associate journal of the Australasian Society for Breast Disease- External links :*...
, a medical scientific journal