breast atrophy
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breast atrophy
The loss of tissue in the female breast, which is a typical postmenopausal change that also occurs in anorexia nervosa and surgical sterilisation (oophorectomy) and linked to a reduction in oestrogen levels.Segen's Medical Dictionary. © 2012 Farlex, Inc. All rights reserved.
breast atrophy
Physical examination Loss of tissue in the ♀ breast, a typical postmenopausal changeMcGraw-Hill Concise Dictionary of Modern Medicine. © 2002 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.