lactiferous ducts
(redirected from mammillary ducts)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 lactiferi
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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.
Synonym(s): galactophore, mammillary ducts, milk ducts.
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