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suspensory ligament of breast

Term ID
UBERON:0012103
Synonyms
  • Cooper's ligament
  • ligament of Cooper
  • suspensory ligament of the breast
  • suspensory ligaments of breast
  • suspensory ligaments of the breast
Definition
Cooper's ligaments (also known as the suspensory ligaments of Cooper and the fibrocollagenous septa) are connective tissue in the breast that helps maintain structural integrity. Transmission diffraction tomography can reveal the anatomy. Cooper's Suspensory Ligament should not be confused with the pectineal ligament (sometimes called the inguinal ligament of Cooper) which shares the same eponym. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cooper%27s_ligaments
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