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Lacteally

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lac·te·al (l

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adj.

1. Of, relating to, or resembling milk.

2. Anatomy Of or relating to any of numerous minute intestinal lymph-carrying vessels that convey chyle from the intestine to lymphatic circulation and thereby to the thoracic duct.

n. Anatomy

A lacteal vessel.

[From Latin lacteus, from lac, lact-, milk; see melg- in Indo-European roots.]

lacte·al·ly adv.

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