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lactiferous duct
(redirected from milk duct)

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Noun1.lactiferous duct - ducts of the mammary gland that carry milk to the nipplelactiferous duct - ducts of the mammary gland that carry milk to the nipple
duct, epithelial duct, canal, channel - a bodily passage or tube lined with epithelial cells and conveying a secretion or other substance; "the tear duct was obstructed"; "the alimentary canal"; "poison is released through a channel in the snake's fangs"
tit, titty, boob, breast, knocker, bosom - either of two soft fleshy milk-secreting glandular organs on the chest of a woman


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