lacteal
11lacteal vessel — lacteal (def. 3) …
12lacteal gland — noun : a lymph gland situated upon a lacteal vessel …
13lacteal — I. adjective Etymology: Latin lacteus of milk, from lact , lac Date: 1633 1. relating to, consisting of, producing, or resembling milk 2. a. conveying or containing a milky fluid b. of or relating to the lacteals II. noun Date …
14lacteal — Synonyms and related words: excretory, lachrymal, lachrymose, lacrimatory, lactational, lacteous, lactescent, lactic, lactiferous, milch, milk, milky, rheumy, salivant, salivary, salivous, secretional, secretive, secretory, seminal, serous,… …
15lacteal — lac·te·al || læktɪəl n. any of a number of tiny lymphatic vessels that transport chyle from the intestinal tract to the thoracic duct (Anatomy) adj. of or pertaining to milk, resembling milk; of the tiny vessels that transport chyle from the …
16lacteal — [ laktɪəl] adjective 1》 of milk. 2》 Anatomy conveying chyle or other milky fluid. noun (lacteals) Anatomy the lymphatic vessels of the small intestine which absorb digested fats. Origin C17: from L. lacteus (from lac, lact milk ) + al …
17lacteal — lac·te·al …
18lacteal — n. a blind ended lymphatic vessel that extends into a villus of the small intestine. Digested fats are absorbed into the lacteals …
19lacteal — lac•te•al [[t]ˈlæk ti əl[/t]] adj. 1) pertaining to, consisting of, or resembling milk; milky 2) anat. conveying or containing chyle 3) anat. any of the minute lymphatic vessels that convey chyle from the small intestine to the thoracic duct •… …
20lacteal — /ˈlæktiəl/ (say lakteeuhl) adjective 1. relating to, consisting of, or resembling milk; milky. 2. Anatomy conveying or containing chyle. –noun 3. Anatomy any of the minute lymphatic vessels which convey chyle from the small intestine to the… …
