LACTIFEROUS VESSELS
\laktˈɪfəɹəs vˈɛsə͡lz], \laktˈɪfəɹəs vˈɛsəlz], \l_a_k_t_ˈɪ_f_ə_ɹ_ə_s v_ˈɛ_s_əl_z]\
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are the excretory ducts of the mammary gland, each of which, running towards the nipple, dilates beneath the areola into an elongated sacculus -the lacteal or galactophorous sac, receptacle or sinus-sacculus seu sinus lactiferus.
By Robley Dunglison