Definitions for lactealˈlæk ti əl

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Random House Webster's College Dictionary

lac•te•alˈlæk ti əl(adj.)

  1. pertaining to, consisting of, or resembling milk; milky.

  2. conveying or containing chyle.

    Category: Anatomy

  3. (n.)any of the minute lymphatic vessels that convey chyle from the small intestine to the thoracic duct.

    Category: Anatomy

Origin of lacteal:

1625–35; < L lacte(us) milky ( lact-, s. of lac milk)

Princeton's WordNet

  1. lacteal(adj)

    any of the lymphatic vessels that convey chyle from the small intestine to the thoracic duct

  2. lacteal(adj)

    relating to or consisting of or producing or resembling milk

    "lacteal fluids"; "lacteal organs"

Wiktionary

  1. lacteal(Noun)

    Lactiferous ducts or other components of milk-producing organs.

  2. lacteal(Adjective)

    Relating to milk.

  3. lacteal(Adjective)

    Relating to milk production.

    ..lacteal ducts in the breasts...

Webster Dictionary

  1. Lacteal(adj)

    pertaining to, or resembling, milk; milky; as, the lacteal fluid

  2. Lacteal(adj)

    pertaining to, or containing, chyle; as, the lacteal vessels

  3. Lacteal(noun)

    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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