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lacteal |
3 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Lacteal \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. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Lacteal \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. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: lacteal adj : relating to or consisting of or producing or resembling milk; "lacteal fluids"; "lacteal organs" n : any of the lymphatic vessels that convey chyle from the small intestine to the thoracic duct
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