polymastia

polymastia
In humans, a condition in which more than two breasts are present. SYN: hypermastia (1), multimammae, pleomastia, pleomazia. [poly- + G. mastos, breast]

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poly·mas·tia -'mas-tē-ə n the condition of having more than the normal number of breasts

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n.

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poly·mas·tia (pol″e-masґte-ə) [poly- + mast- + -ia] the presence of more than one pair of mammae, or breasts. Called also pleomastia. polymastic adj

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