lactiferous

  • 1Lactiferous — Lac*tif er*ous, a. [l. lac, lactis, milk + ferous: cf. F. lactif[ e]re.] Bearing or containing milk or a milky fluid; as, the lactiferous vessels, cells, or tissue of various vascular plants. [1913 Webster] …

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  • 2lactiferous — [lak tif′ər əs] adj. [LL lactifer < L lac (see LACTO ) + ferre, to BEAR1 + OUS] 1. yielding or conveying milk 2. forming a milky fluid …

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  • 3lactiferous — lactiferousness, n. /lak tif euhr euhs/, adj. 1. producing or secreting milk: lactiferous glands. 2. conveying milk or a milky fluid: lactiferous ducts. [1665 75; < NL lactifer that bears milk (see LACTI , FER) + OUS] * * * …

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  • 4lactiferous — adjective Etymology: French or Late Latin; French lactifère, from Late Latin lactifer, from Latin lact , lac + fer Date: circa 1674 1. yielding a milky juice < lactiferous plants > 2. secreting or conveying milk …

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  • 5lactiferous — Yielding milk. [lacti + L. fero, to bear] * * * lac·tif·er·ous lak tif (ə )rəs adj secreting or conveying milk * * * adj. transporting or secreting milk, as the lactiferous ducts of the breast. * * * lac·tif·er·ous (lak tifґ&#601;r &#601;s) [L.&#8230; …

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  • 6lactiferous — adj. transporting or secreting milk, as the lactiferous ducts of the breast …

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  • 7Lactiferous duct — Cross section of the breast of a human female …

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  • 8lactiferous sinus — n an expansion in a lactiferous duct at the base of the nipple in which milk accumulates …

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  • 9lactiferous duct — n any of the milk carrying ducts of the mammary gland that open on the nipple …

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  • 10lactiferous — adjective Bearing or containing milk or a milky fluid …

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