- areolar tubercles
- Montgomery t's.
Medical dictionary. 2011.
areolar tubercles
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Montgomery tubercles — swellings at the openings of the areolar glands on the surface of the areola of the breast, which hypertrophy and become prominent during pregnancy. In official terminology, called tubercula areolae [TA]. Montgomery tubercles … Medical dictionary
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