lactiferous
Americanadjective
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producing or secreting milk.
lactiferous glands.
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conveying milk or a milky fluid.
lactiferous ducts.
adjective
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producing, conveying, or secreting milk or a milky fluid
lactiferous ducts
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botany containing latex; laticiferous
Other Word Forms
- lactiferousness noun
Etymology
Origin of lactiferous
1665–75; < New Latin lactifer that bears milk ( lacti-, -fer ) + -ous
Example Sentences
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At the time of birth, the baby has lactiferous ducts but no alveoli.
From Textbooks • Jan. 1, 2015
Figure 27.17 Anatomy of the Breast During lactation, milk moves from the alveoli through the lactiferous ducts to the nipple.
From Textbooks • Jun. 19, 2013
The mammary gland is composed of milk-transporting lactiferous ducts, which expand and branch extensively during pregnancy in response to estrogen, growth hormone, cortisol, and prolactin.
From Textbooks • Jun. 19, 2013
During pregnancy, the body prepares for lactation by stimulating the growth and development of branching lactiferous ducts and alveoli lined with milk-secreting lactocytes, and by creating colostrum.
From Textbooks • Jun. 19, 2013
Microscopically, chicory shows numerous thin-walled parenchymatous cells, lactiferous vessels, and sieve tubes with transverse plates.
From All About Coffee by Ukers, William H. (William Harrison)
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