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lactiferous
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lac·tif·er·ous  (lk-tfr-s)
adj.
1. Producing, secreting, or conveying milk.
2. Botany Yielding latex.

lac·tifer·ous·ness n.

lactiferous [lækˈtɪfərəs]
adj
1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Biology) producing, conveying, or secreting milk or a milky fluid lactiferous ducts
2. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Botany) Botany containing latex; laticiferous
[from Latin lactifer, from lact-, lac milk]
lactiferousness  n


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7-9) This report describes a unique case of synchronous bilateral Paget disease of the nipple derived from LCIS, which involved underlying lactiferous ducts and lobules in the nipple.
The third closest to the nipple, called zone A, is composed of the main lactiferous ducts.
 
 
 
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