lacteal

lacteal definition - medical

lac·te·al (lăkˈtē-əl)

adjective
  1. Of, relating to, or resembling milk.
  2. Of or relating to a lacteal.
noun
Any of numerous minute intestinal lymph-carrying vessels that convey chyle from the intestine to lymphatic circulation and thereby to the thoracic duct. Also called chyle vessel.

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