Montgomery's tubercles
Montgomery's tubercles
[mənt′gəm·rēz ′tü·bər·kəlz] (anatomy)
Elevations in the areola of the nipple due to apocrine sweat glands; most prominent during pregnancy and lactation.
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific & Technical Terms, 6E, Copyright © 2003 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.
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My trump card in these exchanges is Montgomery's Tubercles.
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Mention Montgomery's Tubercles and they'll go silent - running the name through their computer bank of pregnancy ailments, operations and oddities.
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