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The breast of a bird, or its upper chest, is where the powerful pectoral flying muscles can be found. These muscles take up a good portion of the birds' mass and are mainly employed to keep the wings beating steadily against the flow of air and the pull of gravity. In a number of birds it is speckled or spotted, as in most thrushes and the Northern Flicker; in other species it is often of a bright hue which contrasts sharply from the rest of the body (eg robins and bluebirds). ...
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| breast implant |
A silicone gel-filled or saline-filled sac placed under the chest muscle to restore breast shape.
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| breast |
Glandular organ located on the chest. The breast is made up of connective tissue, fat, and breast tissue that contains the glands that can make milk. Also called mammary gland.
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| breast cancer |
(BREST KAN-sur) ?Cancer that begins in the breast.
Ãâó: www.cdc.gov/cancer/lung/glossary.htm
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| breast augmentation |
a procedure to reshape the breast in order to make it larger. The procedure can also be performed to reconstruct the breast following breast surgery.
Ãâó: ymghealthinfo.org/content.asp
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