Medical Definition of Lactiferous ampulla

1. A circumscribed spindle-shaped dilation of the lactiferous duct just before it enters the nipple. In nursing mothers this dilatation stores a droplet of milk which is expressed by compression as the infant begins to suckle; this is thought to encourage continual suckling while the let-down reflex ensues. Synonym: sinus lactiferi, ampulla lactifera, ampulla of milk duct, lactiferous ampulla. (05 Mar 2000)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Lactiferous Ampulla

lactescent
lactic
lactic acid
lactic acid bacillus
lactic acid bacteria
lactic acid dehydrogenase
lactic acid fermentation
lactic acid level
lactic acid oxidative decarboxylase
lactic acidemia
lactic acidosis
lactic dehydrogenase
lactide
lactides
lactiferous
lactiferous ampulla (current term)
lactiferous duct
lactiferous ducts
lactiferous gland
lactiferous sinus
lactific
lactifugal
lactifuge
lactifuges
lactigenous
lactigerous
lactim
lactimide
lactimides
lactimorbus

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