Lactiferous duct
lactiferous duct n.
Any of the ducts that drain the lobes of the mammary gland at the nipple. Also called galactophore, galactophorous duct, mammary duct, mamillary duct, milk duct.
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lactiferous sinus n. A circumscribed spindle-shaped dilation of the lactiferous duct just before it enters the nipple of the breast.
- Lactifuge
lactifuge lac·ti·fuge (lāk’tə-fyōōj’) adj. Causing the arrest of the secretion of milk.
- Lactigenous
lactigenous lac·tig·e·nous (lāk-tĭj’ə-nəs) adj. Producing milk.
- Lactigerous
lactigerous lac·tig·er·ous (lāk-tĭj’ər-əs) adj. Lactiferous.
- Lactim
lactim lac·tim (lāk’tĭm) n. A hydroxy imide compound characterized by an enolic group in a ring configuration. It is tautameric with lactam.