GNU Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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   Lacteal , a. [L. lacteus milky, fr. lac, lactis, milk. Cf. Galaxy, Lettuce.]
    Pertaining to, or resembling, milk; milky; as, the lacteal fluid.
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   (Anat. & Physiol.) Pertaining to, or containing, chyle; as, the lacteal vessels.
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   Lacteal, n. (Anat.) One of the lymphatic vessels which convey chyle from the small intestine through the mesenteric glands to the thoracic duct; a chyliferous vessel.
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