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	ipedia.com: Areola Article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		There is a reason for the areola being a different colour to the rest of the breast.
		The areola is roughly where the ducts of the milk secreting glands are.
		Other small openings in the areola are sebaceous glands which may provide a little oily lubrication during lactation, otherwise known as Montgomery's glands (or glands of Montgomery).
	www.ipedia.com /areola.html (268 words)

	MedlinePlus Medical Encyclopedia: Breastfeeding tips
		During pregnancy, the nipple and the pigmented area around it (areola) thicken in preparation for breastfeeding.
		Little glands (Montgomery glands) on the areola become more noticeable.
		They contain a lubricant to keep the nipple and areola from drying, cracking, or becoming infected.
	www.nlm.nih.gov /medlineplus/ency/article/002453.htm (1719 words)

	NMCWM Research
		OZENA: Disease characterized by intra-nasal crusting, atrophy, and fetid odor.
		PAROTITIS: Inflammation of the salivary glands near the ear.
		SCROFULA: Tuberculosis of the lymphatic glands especially of the neck, characterized by the enlargement and degeneration of the glands.
	www.civilwarmed.org /research.cfm (5004 words)

	Pathophysiology of the Breast \| med Family \| Medicine for the Family (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		The ducts behind the areola dilate and form sinuses that can be palpated as bumps beneath the areola on CBE.
		The areola develops raised glands, Montgomery’s tubercles, which lubricate the nipple during lactiation (Osuch).
		During pregnancy the breast lobules proliferate and undergo further maturation and breast size increases.
	www.medfamily.org /medArticle26.html (500 words)

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