Definition of Ductal

1. Adjective. (anatomy) Of, relating to, or originating in a duct ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Ductal

1. made up of ducts [adj]

Medical Definition of Ductal

1. Relating to a duct. (05 Mar 2000)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Ductal

duckwalked
duckwalking
duckwalks
duckweed
duckweed family
duckweeds
ducky
duct
duct engine
duct gland
duct of epididymis
duct of sweat glands
duct papilloma
duct tape
ductal (current term)
ductal aneurysm
ductal carcinoma
ductal carcinoma in situ
ductal hyperplasia
ductal papilloma
ducted
ducted fan
ductible
ductile
ductile iron
ductilely
ductilimeter
ductilimeters
ductilities

Literary usage of Ductal

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London by Royal Society (Great Britain) (1856)
"This ductal epithelium does not pass gradually into the secreting epithelium ... Hepatic cells are sometimes seen in tubes lined with this ductal epithelium ..."

2. Quality Determinants Of Mammography: Clinical Practice Guideline by Lawrence W. Bassett, R. Edward Hendrick (2004)
"Tumor staging: histologie type—in situ (ductal) or invasive (ductal or lobular); grade; size; and nodal status B. Derived data (calculated from raw data) 1. ..."

3. Fluoride in Drinking Water: A Scientific Review of EPA's Standards by National Research Council (2006)
"1978. cantly related to those in either plasma or parotid ductal saliva. However, fluoride concentrations in parotid ductal saliva were strongly correlated ..."

4. Proceedings of the Society for Experimental Biology and Medicine (1903)
"Su mechanism could thus also result in cal< levels in the final saliva that are three t higher than that of serum, (iii) Water i sorption by ductal cells ..."

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