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Noun: lactiferous duct
  1. Ducts of the mammary gland that carry milk to the nipple
    "Milk flows through the lactiferous ducts during breastfeeding"

Derived forms: lactiferous ducts

Type of: canal, channel, duct, epithelial duct

Part of: bosom, breast

Encyclopedia: Lactiferous duct