What's a Breast Lobule?

A small part of a lobe in the breast. A breast lobule is a gland that makes milk. Anatomy of the female breast. The nipple and areola are shown on the outside of the breast.

What is duct and lobule in breast?

What are breast lobes and breast ducts? Embedded in the breast's fatty and fibrous tissue are 15 to 20 glands called lobes, each of which has many smaller lobules, or sacs, that produce milk. Lobules are arranged in clusters, like bunches of grapes. Ducts are thin tubes that carry milk to the nipple.

What does lobule mean?

: a small lobe also : a subdivision of a lobe.

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