Definitions for lactealˈlæk ti əl
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
lac•te•alˈlæk ti əl(adj.)
pertaining to, consisting of, or resembling milk; milky.
conveying or containing chyle.
Category: Anatomy
(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
lacteal(adj)
any of the lymphatic vessels that convey chyle from the small intestine to the thoracic duct
lacteal(adj)
relating to or consisting of or producing or resembling milk
"lacteal fluids"; "lacteal organs"
Wiktionary
lacteal(Noun)
Lactiferous ducts or other components of milk-producing organs.
lacteal(Adjective)
Relating to milk.
lacteal(Adjective)
Relating to milk production.
..lacteal ducts in the breasts...
Webster Dictionary
Lacteal(adj)
pertaining to, or resembling, milk; milky; as, the lacteal fluid
Lacteal(adj)
pertaining to, or containing, chyle; as, the lacteal vessels
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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