About The Word Lacteal
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Lacteal
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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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