galactophorous
/ˌɡaləkˈtɒf(ə)rəs/Anatomy and Zoology
adjective
Conveying or containing milk within the mammary gland.
- Especially in galactophorous duct..
Origin
Late 18th century; earliest use found in Robert Hooper (1773–1835), physician and medical writer. From post-classical Latin galactophorus conveying milk within the breast + -ous.