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lacteal - Meaning and Examples

Meaning of 'lacteal' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Lacteal [ a.]
- Pertaining to, or resembling, milk; milky; as, the lacteal fluid.
- Pertaining to, or containing, chyle; as, the lacteal vessels.
2 . Lacteal [ n.]
- One of the lymphatic vessels which convey chyle from the small intestine through the mesenteric glands to the thoracic duct; a chyliferous vessel.

Meaning of 'lacteal' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . lacteal [ a]
Meaning (1):
- relating to or consisting of or producing or resembling milk
Example in sentence:
  • lacteal fluids;
  • lacteal organs