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galactophorous ducts(medicine)
galactophorous canals(medicine)
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galactophorous canals (medicine)


galactophorous canals -->
lactiferous ducts


The ducts, numbering 15 or 20, which drain the lobes of the mammary gland; they open at the nipple.

Synonym: ductus lactiferi, canalicular ducts, galactophore, galactophorous canals, galactophorous ducts, mamillary ducts, mammary ducts, milk ducts, tubuli galactophori, tubuli lactiferi.


prokinesis (iou)



prokinesis noun. M20.
[from PRO-2 + (as) KINESIS.]
Zoology. A form of upper jaw mobility, found in many birds, in which the flexing occurs at the junction of the upper jaw and neurocranium. Cf. RHYNCHOKINESIS.
prokinetic adjective M20.