areola mammae

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The circular pigmented area surrounding the nipple of the breast, dotted with small projections from the glands beneath.

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The Areola, or part which becomes brown; it is elevated above the rest of the Breast, as may be seen.
The Matron's Manual of Midwifery, and the Diseases of Women During Pregnancy and in Childbed|Frederick Hollick
There are three pairs of mammae, one pair pectoral and the other two abdominal.
Aspects of Reproduction and Development in the Prairie Vole (Microtus ochrogaster)|Henry S. Fitch
The pouch is formed by two folds of skin, which are laid over the unformed young attached to the mammae.
Birds and all Nature, Vol. V, No. 2, February 1899|Various
Another adult female trapped in the same place, July 22, had two pairs of inguinal mammae, but no abdominal mammae were found.
Notes on the Mammals of Gogebic and Ontonagon Counties, Michigan, 1920|L. R. Dice

In the monotremes the mammae are looked upon, not as modified sebaceous glands, as in other Mammals, but as altered sweat glands.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 17, Slice 5|Various