Lacteals

lac·te·al (l

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.

lacteal [ˈlæktɪəl]

adj

1. of, relating to, or resembling milk

2. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Physiology) (of lymphatic vessels) conveying or containing chyle

(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Anatomy) any of the lymphatic vessels conveying chyle from the small intestine to the thoracic duct

[from Latin lacteus of milk, from lac milk]

lacteally adv

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Noun	1.	lacteal - any of the lymphatic vessels that convey chyle from the small intestine to the thoracic duct lymph vessel, lymphatic vessel - a vascular duct that carries lymph which is eventually added to the venous blood circulation
Adj.	1.	lacteal - relating to or consisting of or producing or resembling milk; "lacteal fluids"; "lacteal organs"

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lacteal [ˈlæktɪəl] ADJ → lácteo

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Having travelled through the lacteals and thoracic duct, the CM enter the venous circulation at the subclavian vein.

There is a range of disorders of lipoprotein metabolism with varied ... by Marais, A. David / CME: Your SA Journal of CPD

The term chylothorax is used to describe this fluid because the fluid resembles the appearance of chyle, which is the milky fluid taken up by the lacteals from the intestines during digestion.

Pleural effusion--a review by Wojciechowski, Bill / FOCUS: Journal for Respiratory Care & Sleep Medicine

The thoracic duct arises from the cisterna chyli and carries chyle from the intestinal lymphatics and lacteals to the venous circulation in the left thoracic inlet.

Chylothorax as a result of chronic lymphocytic leukemia: case report ... by Milstone, Aaron P. / Southern Medical Journal

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