Lactiferous
[lak-tif-er-uh s] /lækˈtɪf ər əs/
adjective
1.
producing or secreting milk:
lactiferous glands.
2.
conveying milk or a milky fluid:
lactiferous ducts.
/lækˈtɪfərəs/
adjective
1.
producing, conveying, or secreting milk or a milky fluid: lactiferous ducts
2.
(botany) containing latex; laticiferous
lactiferous lac·tif·er·ous (lāk-tĭf’ər-əs)
adj.
Producing, secreting, or conveying milk.
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- 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.
- Lactiferous sinus
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.