Athelia (disease)
Absence of the nipple
Medical condition
| Athelia (disease) | |
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| Specialty | Medical genetics  |
Athelia is the congenital absence of one or both nipples. It is a rare condition. It sometimes occurs on one side in children with the Poland sequence and on both sides in certain types of ectodermal dysplasia.[1]
Etymology
Athelia, A-thelia, from the Greek "A", without, and "thelium" (singular), "thelia" (plural) nipple(s).
Sources
- ^ "Definition of Athelia".
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