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milk duct  listen  (... dukt)

  A thin tube in the breast that carries milk from the breast lobules to the nipple. Also called breast duct.

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Drawing of female breast anatomy showing  the lymph nodes, nipple, areola, chest wall, ribs, muscle, fatty tissue, lobe, and ducts.