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lactiferous duct [2 records]

Record 1 2007-11-26

English

Subject field(s)
  • Morphology and General Physiology
DEF

One of the ducts ... which drain the lobes of the mammary gland and open at the nipple.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Morphologie et physiologie générale
DEF

Canal qui converge vers le mamelon et draine le lait produit par les cellules épithéliales de la glande mammaire.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Morfología y fisiología general
CONT

En la zona más prominente de la mama, se halla el pezón, rodeado por un área circular pigmentada denominada aréola. La mama contiene más de 20 glándulas, cada una de ellas drenada por un conducto galactóforo (lactífero), que se abre en el pezón.

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Record 2 1993-11-22

English

Subject field(s)
  • Animal Anatomy
OBS

in a cow's udder

French

Domaine(s)
  • Anatomie animale
OBS

partie du pis de la vache.

Spanish

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