Athelia (disease)

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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][2]

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  1. "Definition of Athelia".
  2. "athelia".

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