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Lacteal

Lāc'te-al, a.

adjective

a. [See LACTEOUS.]

Pertaining to, or resembling, milk; milky.
(Anat.) Conveying chyle; as, a lacteal vessel.

Lăc'te-al, n.

noun

n. (Anat.) An absorbent vessel of the mesentery, for conveying chyle from the intestines to the thoracic duct; a chyliferous vessel.

An anatomical diagram showing the lacteals and adjacent parts, including the aorta, thoracic canal, lymphatic glands, chyliferous vessels, intestine, and mesentery. — Lacteals and Adjacent Parts.