galactophorousadj.

Brit.

/ˌɡaləkˈtɒf(ə)rəs/, U.S.

/ˌɡæləkˈtɑf(ə)rəs/

Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin galactophorus , -ous suffix.

Etymology: < post-classical Latin galactophorus conveying milk within the breast (late 17th cent.; < Hellenistic Greek γαλακτοϕόρος milk-bringing < ancient Greek γαλακτο- galacto- comb. form + -ϕόρος : see -phorous comb. form) + -ous suffix. Compare French galactophore , adjective (1729: see galactophore n.).

Anatomy and Zoology.

Conveying or containing milk within the mammary gland. Cf. lactiferous adj. 1.Esp. in galactophorous duct n. at Compounds.

ΚΠ

1798 R. Hooper Compend. Med. Dict. Galactophorous ducts, the excretory ducts of the glands of the breasts of women, which terminate in the papilla or nipple.

1804 W. Nicholson tr. A.-F. de Fourcroy Gen. Syst. Chem. Knowl. IX. 475 When the milk..distends its reservoirs, frequently the lactiferous or galactophorous tubes..discharge it spontaneously.

1860 R. Fowler Med. Vocab. 130/1 A tumour of the mamma depending on distension of one or more of the galactophorous sacs.

1932 F. H. A. Marshall & E. T. Halnan Physiol. Farm Animals xviii. 222 This udder is provided with milk cisterns or galactophorous sinuses into which the ducts of the glands open and convey milk from the secretory alveoli.

1993 Proc. National Acad. Sci. U.S.A. 90 1002/2 Two populations of myoepithelial cells were observed in galactophorous sinuses.

Compounds

galactophorous duct n. = galactophore n.

ΚΠ

1798 R. Hooper Compendious Med. Dict. Galactophorous ducts, the excretory ducts of the glands of the breasts of women, which terminate in the papilla or nipple.

1876 Lancet 15 Jan. 92/2 Distension and dilatation of the galactophorous ducts.

2002 European Jrnl. Obstetr. & Gynecol. & Reprod. Biol. 101 81/1 Direct stimulation of the nipple by the sucking infant produces a contraction of the galactophorous ducts.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, November 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	galactophorous
释义	galactophorousadj. Brit. /ˌɡaləkˈtɒf(ə)rəs/, U.S. /ˌɡæləkˈtɑf(ə)rəs/ Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin galactophorus , -ous suffix. Etymology: < post-classical Latin galactophorus conveying milk within the breast (late 17th cent.; < Hellenistic Greek γαλακτοϕόρος milk-bringing < ancient Greek γαλακτο- galacto- comb. form + -ϕόρος : see -phorous comb. form) + -ous suffix. Compare French galactophore , adjective (1729: see galactophore n.). Anatomy and Zoology. Conveying or containing milk within the mammary gland. Cf. lactiferous adj. 1.Esp. in galactophorous duct n. at Compounds. ΚΠ 1798 R. Hooper Compend. Med. Dict. Galactophorous ducts, the excretory ducts of the glands of the breasts of women, which terminate in the papilla or nipple. 1804 W. Nicholson tr. A.-F. de Fourcroy Gen. Syst. Chem. Knowl. IX. 475 When the milk..distends its reservoirs, frequently the lactiferous or galactophorous tubes..discharge it spontaneously. 1860 R. Fowler Med. Vocab. 130/1 A tumour of the mamma depending on distension of one or more of the galactophorous sacs. 1932 F. H. A. Marshall & E. T. Halnan Physiol. Farm Animals xviii. 222 This udder is provided with milk cisterns or galactophorous sinuses into which the ducts of the glands open and convey milk from the secretory alveoli. 1993 Proc. National Acad. Sci. U.S.A. 90 1002/2 Two populations of myoepithelial cells were observed in galactophorous sinuses. Compounds galactophorous duct n. = galactophore n. ΚΠ 1798 R. Hooper Compendious Med. Dict. Galactophorous ducts, the excretory ducts of the glands of the breasts of women, which terminate in the papilla or nipple. 1876 Lancet 15 Jan. 92/2 Distension and dilatation of the galactophorous ducts. 2002 European Jrnl. Obstetr. & Gynecol. & Reprod. Biol. 101 81/1 Direct stimulation of the nipple by the sucking infant produces a contraction of the galactophorous ducts. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, November 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1798
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