ductal
Of bodily passages
Ductal describes something relating to or affecting a duct—a tube or channel in the body that carries fluids.
The term appears almost exclusively in medical contexts: ductal carcinoma refers to cancer originating in the milk ducts of the breast, ductal stones block the bile duct.
Of milk glands
- pancreaticOf the insulin gland
- bileLiver-made digestive fluid
- salivaryOf spit-producing glands
- lacrimalOf tear production
hepatic · prostatic · sweat · sebaceous · parotid · sublingual · lumen · tubular
Epithelial malignant tumor
- adenocarcinomaGlandular tissue malignancy
- hyperplasiaExcessive cell multiplication
- papillomaBenign epithelial outgrowth
- strictureLimiting rule or censure
obstruction · dilation · stenosis · atresia · cyst · lesion · dysplasia · metaplasia
Of milk glands
- milkMammalian nursing fluid
- lactationMammary gland secretion
- mammographyBreast cancer screening X-ray
- lobulesSmall subdivisions of lobes
breastfeeding · engorgement · mastitis · nipple · areola · colostrum · nursing · prolactin
Tissue covering body surfaces
- lumenLight output measure
- morphologyStudy of structural forms
- luminalOf a cavity's interior
- basalOf the foundation
secretory · columnar · stroma · basement · membrane · cytology · differentiation · proliferation
mammary
Of milk glands
- pancreaticOf the insulin gland
- bileLiver-made digestive fluid
- salivaryOf spit-producing glands
lacrimal · hepatic · prostatic · sweat · sebaceous · parotid · sublingual · lumen · tubular · epithelial
carcinoma
Epithelial malignant tumor
- adenocarcinomaGlandular tissue malignancy
- hyperplasiaExcessive cell multiplication
- papillomaBenign epithelial outgrowth
stricture · obstruction · dilation · stenosis · atresia · cyst · lesion · dysplasia · metaplasia · fibrosis
mammary
Of milk glands
- milkMammalian nursing fluid
- lactationMammary gland secretion
- mammographyBreast cancer screening X-ray
lobules · breastfeeding · engorgement · mastitis · nipple · areola · colostrum · nursing · prolactin · oxytocin
epithelium
Tissue covering body surfaces
- lumenLight output measure
- morphologyStudy of structural forms
- luminalOf a cavity's interior
basal · secretory · columnar · stroma · basement · membrane · cytology · differentiation · proliferation · apoptosis
- duct tapeStrong cloth-backed adhesive strip
- milk ductsMammary gland channels
- air ductPassage for circulating air
- tear ductsEye's drainage system
- duct tape solution
- duct tapedBound with strong adhesive
product, conduct, deduction, duct, deduct, abduct, induction, aqueduct, induct