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Webster 1913 Edition

Lacteal

Lac′te-al

,
Adj.
[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
.

Lac′te-al

,
Noun.
(Anat.)
One of the lymphatic vessels which convey chyle from the small intestine through the mesenteric glands to the thoracic duct; a chyliferous vessel.

Webster 1828 Edition

Lacteal

LAC'TEAL

,
Adj.
1.
Pertaining to milk.
2.
Conveying chyle; as a lacteal vessel.

LAC'TEAL

,
Noun.
A vessel or slender tube of animal bodies, for conveying chyle from the intestines to the common reservatory.

Definition 2024

lacteal

lacteal

English

Adjective

lacteal ‎(comparative more lacteal, superlative most lacteal)

  1. Relating to milk.
  2. (anatomy) Relating to milk production.
    lacteal ducts in the breasts
  3. Relating to, or containing, chyle.
    the lacteal vessels

Related terms

Noun

lacteal ‎(plural lacteals)

  1. One of the lactiferous ducts or other components of milk-producing organs.

Etymology

Latin lac.

Pronunciation

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