lacteal adjective & noun. ['laktɪǝl] M17.
[from Latin lacteus (from lact-, lac milk) + -AL¹.]
A. adjective.
1. Of or pertaining to milk; consisting of or resembling milk. M17.

2. Anatomy. Of a vessel etc.: carrying a milky fluid, esp. chyle. M17.
b. noun. Anatomy. Any of the small blind-ended lymph vessels of the small intestines, which convey chyle containing absorbed fats into the lymphatic system. Usu. in pl. L17.

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