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Breast Breastbone Breastplate


~ BREAST       id+ | FORWARD  ABREAST |      see> CHEST
^u             id+ | MILK PRODUCING PROTUDING GLAND |
~ BREASTBONE   id+ | CHEST or THORAX |       see> THORAX
~ BREASTPLATE  id+ | STERNUM STERN STIFF |   see> STERNUM
               id+ | implies SWELLING |
  etym> points to SWELLING thus PROTRUDING
  old eng   BREST      = BREAST
  old ger   BRIOST       same
            BRIUSTERN    SWELLING
  ukr       BRIUKHO      BELLY  ABDOMEN
  old Irish BRU          same
  eng      ABREAST       UP TO  or EQUAL TO
                         TO STAND ONE BY ANOTHER IN LINE
  med>      BREAST       PROTUBERANT MILK PRODUCING GLAND
  note      THORAX       for BREAST BONE
  cont> see> BREATH next

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