Definition of Supernumerary nipple
Supernumerary nipple: An extra nipple. Supernumerary
nipples are usually smaller than normal and vestigial (nonfunctional,
without accompanying mammary glands). They tend to occur on along a
roughly curved line extending from near the armpit, through the
center of the normal breast, and down to the lower abdomen. This
distribution is very similar to the location of nipples on those
mammals that have multiple nipples along the underbelly.
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