~ ATHELIA ID+ | agenesis of NIPPLES |
note
sp TETA = TEAT TIT
med> ATHELIA = ABSENT NIPPLE
POLYTHELIA MORE THAN TWO NIPPLES
MEGATHELIA LARGE NIPPLES
MICROTHELIA SMALL NIPPLES
biol> THE NUMBER OF NIPPLES IS QUITE VARIABLE BETWEEN
SPECIES AND WITHIN A SPECIES
ANOMALIES OF NUMBER OR POSITION MAY BE SIGNAL FOR
THE PRESENCE OF OTHER OBVIOUS BIRTH DEFECTS or
CONGENITAL MALFORMATIONS |