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What (who) is LACTIFEROUS - definition
STRUCTURES WHICH CARRY MILK TOWARD THE NIPPLE IN A LACTATING FEMALE
Lactiferous ducts; Tubuli lactiferi; Milk duct; Milk ducts; Ampulla lactifera; Ductus lactiferi; Tubulus lactiferi; Lactiferous sinus; Mammary duct; Mammary ducts
Lactiferous
·adj Bearing or containing milk or a milky fluid; as, the lactiferous vessels, cells, or tissue of various vascular plants.
lactiferous
[lak't?f(?)r?s]
¦ adjective chiefly Anatomy forming or conveying milk or milky fluid.
Origin
C17: from L. lac, lact- 'milk' + -ferous.
Subareolar abscess
Zuska's disease; Zuska's Disease; Lactiferous fistula; Squamous metaplasia of the lactiferous ducts; Zuska Atkins disease; Periductal mastitis; Zuskas disease
Also called Zuska's disease (only nonpuerperal case), subareolar abscess is a subcutaneous abscess of the breast tissue beneath the areola of the nipple. It is a frequently aseptic inflammation and has been associated with squamous metaplasia of lactiferous ducts.
Wikipedia
Lactiferous duct
Lactiferous ducts are ducts that converge and form a branched system connecting the nipple to the lobules of the mammary gland. When lactogenesis occurs, under the influence of hormones, the milk is moved to the nipple by the action of smooth muscle contractions along the ductal system to the tip of the nipple. They are also referred to as galactophores, galactophorous ducts, mammary ducts, mamillary ducts or milk ducts.
