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<anatomy> A number of small mammary glands forming small rounded projections from the surface of the areola of the breast; they enlarge with pregnancy and during lactation secrete a substance presumed to resist chapping.
Synonyms: glandulae areolares, Montgomery's follicles, Montgomery's glands.
(05 Mar 2000)
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