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Lacteal

Lacteal Meaning & Definition
Lacteal Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Lacteal?

[n] any of the lymphatic vessels that convey chyle from the small intestine to the thoracic duct
[adj] relating to or consisting of or producing or resembling milk; "lacteal fluids"; "lacteal organs"

Synonyms | Synonyms for Lacteal:

Related Terms | Find terms related to Lacteal: excretory | lachrymal | lachrymose | lacrimatory | lactational | lacteous | lactescent | lactic | lactiferous | milch | milk | milky | rheumy | salivant | salivary | salivous | secretional | secretive | secretory | seminal | serous | sialagogic | spermatic | watering | watery

See Also | lymph vessel | lymphatic vessel

Lacteal In Webster's Dictionary

\Lac"te*al\, a. [L. lacteus milky, fr. lac, lactis, milk. Cf. {Galaxy}, {Lettuce}.] 1. Pertaining to, or resembling, milk; milky; as, the lacteal fluid. 2. (Anat. & Physiol.) Pertaining to, or containing, chyle; as, the lacteal vessels.
\Lac"te*al\, n. (Anat.) One of the lymphatic vessels which convey chyle from the small intestine through the mesenteric glands to the thoracic duct; a chyliferous vessel.

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