2. (Anat. & Physiol.) Pertaining to, or containing, chyle; as, the lacteal vessels. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
lactéal — ● lactéal, lactéale, lactéaux adjectif (latin lacteus) Relatif aux dents de lait (dents lactéales). ● lactéal, lactéale, lactéaux (expressions) adjectif (latin lacteus) Dentition lactéale, première poussée dentaire des jeunes de mammifères.… … Encyclopédie Universelle
Lacteal — Lac te*al, 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. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
lacteal — (adj.) 1650s, formed in English from L. lacteus, from lac (gen. lactis) milk, from PIE root *glakt (see LACTATION (Cf. lactation)) + AL (Cf. al) (1) … Etymology dictionary
lacteal — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ conveying milk or milky fluid. ► NOUN (lacteals) Anatomy ▪ the lymphatic vessels of the small intestine which absorb digested fats. ORIGIN Latin lacteus, from lac milk … English terms dictionary
lacteal — [lak′tē əl] adj. [< L lacteus, milky < lac (see LACTO ) + AL] 1. of or like milk; milky 2. containing or carrying chyle, the milky fluid that is a product of digestion n. any of the lymphatic vessels that take up this fluid from the small… … English World dictionary
lacteal — 1. Relating to or resembling milk; milky. 2. A lymphatic vessel that conveys chyle. SYN: chyle vessel, l. vessel. central l. the blindly ending lymphatic capillary in the center of an intestinal villus … Medical dictionary
Lacteal — Infobox Anatomy Name = PAGENAME Latin = GraySubject = GrayPage = Caption = Transverse section of a villus, from the human intestine. X 350. a. Basement membrane, here somewhat shrunken away from the epithelium. b. Lacteal. c. Columnar epithelium … Wikipedia
lacteal — lacteally, adv. /lak tee euhl/, adj. 1. pertaining to, consisting of, or resembling milk; milky. 2. Anat. conveying or containing chyle. n. 3. Anat. any of the minute lymphatic vessels that convey chyle from the small intestine to the thoracic… … Universalium
lacteal — 1. adjective a) Relating to milk. ..lacteal ducts in the breasts... b) Relating to milk production. See Also: lactating, lactation 2. noun Lactiferous ducts or other components of milk producing organs … Wiktionary
lacteal vessel — lacteal (def. 3) … Medical dictionary
