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galactophore
galactophore[gə′lak·tə‚fȯr] (anatomy) A duct that carries milk. galactophore
galactophore [gah-lak´to-for] 1. galactophorous.2. a milk duct.lac·tif·er·ous ducts [TA] one of the ducts, numbering 15-20, which drain the lobes of the mammary gland; they open at the nipple. Synonym(s): ductus lactiferi [TA], canalicular ducts (1) , galactophore, galactophorous canals, galactophorous ducts, mamillary ducts, mammary ducts, milk ducts, tubuli galactophori, tubuli lactiferimammary duct Any of the ±20 terminal ducts that drain the radially arranged lobules of the breast into the nipple.lac·tif·er·ous ducts (lak-tif'ĕr-ŭs dŭkts) [TA] Ducts numbering 15-20, which drain the lobes of the mammary gland; they open at the nipple. Synonym(s): galactophore, mammillary ducts, milk ducts. |