LACTEAL

lacteal. Lacteal, n. a slender vessel that conveys chyle

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Lac″te‐al (?), a. [[L. lacteus milky, fr. lac, lactis, milk. Cf. Galaxy, Lettuce.]] 1. 1. Pertaining to, or resembling, milk; milky; as, the lacteal fluid.
2. 2. (Anat. & Physiol.) Pertaining to, or containing, chyle; as, the lacteal vessels.