arengulooliselt muutunud apokriinne higinääre, eritab imetamise ajal piima
rinnanääre - erilaadselt higinäärmest arenenud, side- ja rasvkoest ümbritsetud, imetamise ajal piima eritav nääre
milk producing gland of female mammals. An adapted sweat gland, it is made up of milk producing alveolar cells, surrounded by contractile myoepithelial cells, together with considerable numbers of fat cells. Milk production is hormonally controlled.
