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1. (adj.) lacteal
pertaining to, consisting of, or resembling milk; milky.
2. lacteal
conveying or containing chyle.
3. (n.) lacteal
any of the minute lymphatic vessels that convey chyle from the small intestine to the thoracic duct.
lactiferous.
Etymology: (1625–35; < L lacte(us) milky (
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1. (adj) lacteal
any of the lymphatic vessels that convey chyle from the small intestine to the thoracic duct
2. (adj) lacteal
relating to or consisting of or producing or resembling milk
"lacteal fluids"; "lacteal organs"
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1. (adj) lacteal
pertaining to, or resembling, milk; milky; as, the lacteal fluid
2. (adj) lacteal
pertaining to, or containing, chyle; as, the lacteal vessels
3. (noun) lacteal
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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