LACTEALS

Noun

lacteals

plural of lacteal

Anagrams

• castella

Source: Wiktionary


LACTEAL

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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