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Areola
The pigmented or darker colored area of skin surrounding the nipple of the breast.
Asymmetry
Lack of proportion of shape, size and/or position between the two breasts.
Autoimmune Disease
A disease in which the body mounts an "attack" response to its own tissues or cell types.
Normally, the body's immune mechanism is able to distinguish clearly between what is a normal substance and what is foreign. In autoimmune diseases, this system becomes defective and mounts an attack against normal parts of the body, causing tissue injury. Certain diseases such as rheumatoid arthritis, lupus, and scleroderma are considered to be autoimmune diseases. |
