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LACTEAL
lacteal
(adjective) relating to or consisting of or producing or resembling milk; “lacteal fluids”; “lacteal organs”
lacteal
(noun) any of the lymphatic vessels that convey chyle from the small intestine to the thoracic duct
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
lacteal (comparative more lacteal, superlative most lacteal)
Relating to milk.
(anatomy) Relating to milk production.
Relating to, or containing, chyle.
Noun
lacteal (plural lacteals)
(physiology, chiefly, in plural) Each of the lymphatic vessels which convey chyle from the mesentery to the thoracic duct.
(obsolete) One of the lactiferous ducts or other components of milk-producing organs.
Source: Wiktionary
Lac"te*al, a. Etym: [L. lacteus milky, fr. lac, lactis, milk. Cf. Galaxy, Lettuce.]
1. Pertaining to, or resembling, milk; milky; as, the lacteal fluid.
2. (Anat. & Physiol.)
Definition: Pertaining to, or containing, chyle; as, the lacteal vessels.
Lac"te*al, n. (Anat.)
Definition: One of the lymphatic vessels which convey chyle from the small intestine through the mesenteric glands to the thoracic duct; a chyliferous vessel.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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