What does "lacteal" mean?
Lacteal: (Anat. & Physiol.) Pertaining to, or containing, chyle; as, the lacteal vessels.
Additional senses
- 2.One of the lymphatic vessels which convey chyle from the small intestine through the mesenteric glands to the thoracic duct; a chyliferous vessel.
Sources
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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