Hypertext Webster Gateway: "Lacteal"
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) 1.7 (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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