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lac·tif·er·ous lak-'tif-(ə-)rəs adj secreting or conveying milk
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adj.
transporting or secreting milk, as the lactiferous ducts of the breast.
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lac·tif·er·ous (lak-tifґər-əs) [L. lacto- + ferre to bear] 1. conveying milk; called also galactophorous and lactigerous. 2. galactopoietic.Medical dictionary. 2011.