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4 definitions for Lacteal From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :
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.
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2. (Anat. & Physiol.) Pertaining to, or containing, chyle;
as, the lacteal vessels.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :
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.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 :
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
From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 :
25 Moby Thesaurus words for "lacteal":
excretory, lachrymal, lachrymose, lacrimatory, lactational,
lacteous, lactescent, lactic, lactiferous, milch, milk, milky,
rheumy, salivant, salivary, salivous, secretional, secretive,
secretory, seminal, serous, sialagogic, spermatic, watering,
watery
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