lacteal

Meanings

Adjective

  • Relating to milk.
  • Relating to milk production.
  • Relating to, or containing, chyle.

Noun

  • Each of the lymphatic vessels which convey chyle from the mesentery to the thoracic duct.
  • One of the lactiferous ducts or other components of milk-producing organs.

Origin

  • lacto + -al

Modern English dictionary

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