释义 |
ductal, a. Anat. and Med. Brit. |ˈdʌktl|, U.S. |ˈdəkt(ə)l| [‹ duct n. + -al suffix1.] Of or relating to a duct or ducts of the body (duct n. 6a).
1855Proc. Royal Soc. 7 464 This ductal epithelium does not pass gradually into the secreting epithelium, but ceases at the point where the latter begins. 1883Science 6 Apr. 260/2 At the junction of the intestinal and ductal mucosa, there is a mass of ganglia. 1937Surg., Gynecol. & Obstetr. 64 594/1 The ductal and secretory system of the mammary gland. 1974R. M. Kirk et al. Surgery vi. 112 Occasionally distal pancreatectomy, the removal of ductal stones, and drainage of the cut end of the pancreas into the jejunum, improves the patient. 1997S. Love & K. Lindsey Dr. Susan Love's Hormone Bk. vii. 114 When the cells start to look bizarre..and are filling the duct but are still totally contained within it, they are called ductal carcinoma in situ. |