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breast-feed — breast feeds, breast feeding, breast fed also breastfeed, breast feed VERB When a woman breast feeds her baby, she feeds it with milk from her breasts, rather than from a bottle. [V n] Not all women have the choice whether or not to breast feed… … English dictionary
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-feed — [brest′fēd΄] vt. breast fed [brest′fed΄] breast feeding to feed (a baby) milk from the breast; suckle; nurse … English World dictionary
breast-feeding — feeding the baby with the mother s milk … English contemporary dictionary
Breast — The milk engorged breast of a pregnant woman … Wikipedia
Breast pump — A breast pump is a mechanical device (powered manually or by electricity) that extracts milk from the breasts of a female who is lactating. The breast pump was invented and patented by Edward Lasker. [Scientific American, Vol. 8, No. 4, January… … Wikipedia
Breast anatomy — The anatomy of the human breast was fundamentally revised in 2005, overturning assumptions held since 1840.OriginsThe standard model of the human breast is largely based on anatomical dissections carried out on cadavers by Cooper and published in … Wikipedia
Breast engorgement — DiseaseDisorder infobox Name = Breast engorgement ICD10 = ICD9 = ICD9|676.24 Breast engorgement occurs in the mammary glands when too much breast milk is contained within them. It is caused by insufficient breastfeeding and/or blocked milk ducts … 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 — The breast refers to the front of the chest or, more specifically, to the mammary gland. The mammary gland is a milk producing gland. It is composed largely of fat. Within the mammary gland is a complex network of branching ducts. These ducts… … Medical dictionary
