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lactiferous /lac·tif·er·ous/ (lak-tif´er-us) conveying milk.
lactiferous conveying milk. lactiferous ducts appearing first as epithelial diverticula which invade the mammary mesenchyme from the mammary buds, the precursors of the teats, these solid cords of cells later cavitate to produce lactiferous ducts. lactiferous sinus large cavity, continuous with the lactiferous ducts in mammary tissue, which serves as a reservoir for accumulated milk in the mammary gland until it is released at milking or suckling via the teat sinus and teat canal; is a combination of gland and teat sinuses. |
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8) An example is the inferior pedicle technique, in which the areola and nipple are moved while attached to a mound of tissue, called a pedicle, that contains the still-connected lactiferous ducts and nerves. The third closest to the nipple, called zone A, is composed of the main lactiferous ducts. |
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