lacteal
pertaining to, consisting of, or resembling milk; milky.
Anatomy. conveying or containing chyle.
Anatomy. any of the minute lymphatic vessels that convey chyle from the small intestine to the thoracic duct.
Origin of lacteal
1Other words from lacteal
- lac·te·al·ly, adverb
- non·lac·te·al, adjective
- non·lac·te·al·ly, adverb
- pre·lac·te·al, adjective
Words Nearby lacteal
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How to use lacteal in a sentence
Human milk is sterile when secreted, but derives a few bacteria from the lacteal ducts.
A Manual of Clinical Diagnosis | James Campbell ToddMake an incision in its bark, wherever you will, and it exudes a white lacteal fluid, which hardens on exposure to the air.
The Desert World | Arthur ManginThe general public subscribes to Mudie, and has its intellectual, like its lacteal sustenance, sent round to it in carts.
Obiter Dicta | Augustine BirrellI took a seven-year course in the gentle art of acquiring the lacteal fluid.
Fore! | Charles Emmett Van LoanAnd there isn't anything I like better when camping out than plenty of hen fruit, together with the lacteal fluid from the cows.
Chums of the Camp Fire | Lawrence J. Leslie
British Dictionary definitions for lacteal
/ (ˈlæktɪəl) /
of, relating to, or resembling milk
(of lymphatic vessels) conveying or containing chyle
any of the lymphatic vessels conveying chyle from the small intestine to the thoracic duct
Origin of lacteal
1Derived forms of lacteal
- lacteally, adverb
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