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lactiferous duct
Thesaurus| Noun | 1. |  lactiferous duct - ducts of the mammary gland that carry milk to the nippleduct, epithelial duct, canal, channel - a bodily passage or tube lined with epithelial cells and conveying a secretion or other substance; "the tear duct was obstructed"; "the alimentary canal"; "poison is released through a channel in the snake's fangs"tit, titty, boob, breast, knocker, bosom - either of two soft fleshy milk-secreting glandular organs on the chest of a woman |
lactiferous duct
lactiferous duct[lak′tif·ə·rəs ′dəkt] (botany) A tubular channel consisting of latex vessels or latex cells; carries the latex produced by the plant. lactiferous duct
mammary duct Any of the ±20 terminal ducts that drain the radially arranged lobules of the breast into the nipple.lactiferous ductAny of 15 to 20 ducts that drain the lobes of the mammary gland. Each opens in a slight depression in the tip of the nipple. Synonym: milk ductSee also: ductlactiferous duct
Words related to lactiferous ductnoun ducts of the mammary gland that carry milk to the nippleRelated Words- duct
- epithelial duct
- canal
- channel
- tit
- titty
- boob
- breast
- knocker
- bosom
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