ductal
- adjective
- /ˈdʌktəl/
- Specialized
- Therefore, they probably had one main ductal system and a portion of one from another quadrant.
- ductal carcinoma
- ductal hyperplasia
- ductal system
Examples
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Theoretically, you can distinguish ductal from lobular from DCIS.
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In this review, they found only six reports of cancer and five cases of atypical ductal hyperplasia.
Academic text (2015) -
And you can see the ductal structure in a mouse breast here on the right hand side.
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In their and our experience, the ductal systems do not anastomose.
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If intermediate markers are limited to one ductal system, the chance of finding them with this technique is small.
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In both of these cases, we had cannulated the ductal system involved with cancer or DCIS.
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All patients were female except for one male who had invasive ductal carcinoma.
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Breast-duct endoscopy also enabled us to make observations on the normal ductal system and that in DCIS.
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Histopathology showed a 6 x 4.5 x 4.5 cm infiltrating ductal carcinoma with 3/8 lymph nodes positive for metastasis.
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The biopsy report indicated that she has ductal carcinoma in situ, which is a non-invasive form of cancer.
Synonyms
Shaped like a long hollow tube that lets air or liquid pass
Like a very small channel or tube in the body that carries fluid
Shaped like a tube used for carrying liquid
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word ductal comes from duct, a word for a tube, and from the old Latin ducere meaning 'to lead'. A duct 'leads' air, milk, or other liquids along a path, so ductal means 'relating to a duct or tube'.