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/gal'euhk tof"euhr euhs/, adj. Anat.bearing milk; lactiferous.[1810-20; < Gk galaktophóros. See GALACTO-, -PHOROUS]
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Galactophorous — Gal ac*toph o*rous, a. [Gr. ?; ?, ?, milk + fe rein to bear: cf. F. galactophore. Cf. {Lactiferous}.] (Anat.) Milk carrying; lactiferous; applied to the ducts of mammary glands. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
galactophorous — Conveying milk. * * * gal·ac·toph·o·rous .gal .ak täf ə rəs adj conveying milk <a galactophorous duct> * * * gal·ac·toph·o·rous (gal″ak tofґo rəs) lactiferous … Medical dictionary
galactophorous — |gaˌlak|täf(ə)res adjective Etymology: Greek galaktophoros, from galakt galact + phoros phorous : conveying milk a galactophorous duct * * * /gal euhk tof euhr euhs/, adj. Anat. bearing milk; lactiferous. [1810 20; < Gk galaktophóros. See… … Useful english dictionary
galactophorous — bearing or carrying milk Bearing and Carrying … Phrontistery dictionary
galactophorous — adj. bearing milk, producing milk … English contemporary dictionary
galactophorous — gal·ac·toph·o·rous … English syllables
galactophorous ducts — ductus lactiferi … Medical dictionary
duct — A tubular structure giving exit to the secretion of a gland or organ, capable of conducting fluid. SEE ALSO: canal. SYN: ductus [TA]. [L. duco, pp. ductus, to lead] aberrant ducts SYN: aberrant ductules, under ductule … Medical dictionary
Lactiferous duct — Cross section of the breast of a human female … Wikipedia
galactophore — /geuh lak teuh fawr , fohr /, n. Anat. a galactophorous duct. [1900 05; GALACTO + PHORE] * * * … Universalium
